2025 Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Gerontology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #165 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 66 master's degrees in gerontology to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on gerontology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other gerontology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt gerontology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized gerontology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for gerontology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Gerontology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Gerontology in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in gerontology.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Gerontology

1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

19 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in gerontology has to check out University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a master’s in gerontology from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in gerontology. USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tampa.More information about a master’s in gerontology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	8
Georgia	190	39
North Carolina	178	35
Louisiana	147	7
Mississippi	145	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Gerontology

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Gerontology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Gerontology	66

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science	337
Nutrition Science	292
International Studies	241
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	227
Sustainability Science	163
Data Analytics	146
Computational Science	133
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	131
Human Computer Interaction	117
Interdisciplinary Studies	100

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield. More about our data sources and methodologies.