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Most Popular Gerontology Schools

109 Ranked Colleges
854 Gerontology Graduations

Gerontology draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most gerontology degrees of any in the United States.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 109 schools in the United States offering gerontology.

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Gerontology Rankings by Degree Level

Associate's Degrees in Gerontology
Bachelor's Degrees in Gerontology
Master's Degrees in Gerontology

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Below are the schools that graduate the most gerontology students in the United States.

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University Of Southern California tops our list of the most popular gerontology schools. University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of Southern California graduated around 124 gerontology students in the most recent data year. Get the full gerontology details for University Of Southern California

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Stark State College
North Canton, OH

A rank of #2 makes Stark State College one of the most popular schools for gerontology. Stark State College is a public school located in the suburb of North Canton. This school awarded about 51 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full gerontology report for Stark State College

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University Of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

University Of Indianapolis ranks #3 for gerontology by yearly graduations. University Of Indianapolis is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. This school awarded about 42 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full gerontology report for University Of Indianapolis

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College came in at #4 on our list of the most popular gerontology schools. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is a public school located in the town of Rice Lake. This school awarded about 37 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full gerontology report for Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

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A rank of #5 makes University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences one of the most popular schools for gerontology. Set in the city of San Juan, University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences is a public institution. This school awarded about 30 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. See more about gerontology at University Of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences

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University Of Nebraska At Omaha comes in at #6 for gerontology this year. Set in the city of Omaha, University Of Nebraska At Omaha is a public institution. This school awarded about 27 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full gerontology details for University Of Nebraska At Omaha

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University Of Massachusetts Boston placed #7 for gerontology by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Get the full gerontology details for University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Portland Community College placed #8 for gerontology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public institution. Portland Community College graduated around 22 gerontology students in the most recent data year. Read the full gerontology report for Portland Community College

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Ohio University Main Campus landed the #9 spot among the most popular gerontology schools. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Get the full gerontology details for Ohio University Main Campus

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University Of Georgia comes in at #10 for gerontology this year. University Of Georgia is a public school located in the city of Athens. This school awarded about 21 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full gerontology report for University Of Georgia

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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University Main Campus ranked #11 on our list of the most popular gerontology schools. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 20 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Read the full gerontology report for Purdue University Main Campus

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University Of North Carolina At Greensboro comes in at #12 for gerontology this year. Set in the city of Greensboro, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro is a public institution. This school awarded about 19 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full gerontology report for University Of North Carolina At Greensboro

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University Of South Florida Main Campus placed #13 for gerontology by yearly graduations. University Of South Florida Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Tampa. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Get the full gerontology details for University Of South Florida Main Campus

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University Of North Carolina At Charlotte comes in at #14 for gerontology this year. Set in the city of Charlotte, University Of North Carolina At Charlotte is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Read the full gerontology report for University Of North Carolina At Charlotte

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University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University Of Utah landed the #15 spot among the most popular gerontology schools. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, University Of Utah is a public university. University Of Utah graduated around 16 gerontology students in the most recent data year. See more about gerontology at University Of Utah

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University Of Maryland University College comes in at #16 for gerontology this year. University Of Maryland University College is a public school located in the suburb of Adelphi. University Of Maryland University College graduated around 14 gerontology students in the most recent data year. Read the full gerontology report for University Of Maryland University College

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Miami University Oxford placed #17 for gerontology by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a public university. This school awarded about 13 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. See more about gerontology at Miami University Oxford

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Georgia State University ranked #18 on our list of the most popular gerontology schools. Georgia State University is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Read the full gerontology report for Georgia State University

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Western Oregon University ranked #19 on our list of the most popular gerontology schools. Western Oregon University is a public school located in the town of Monmouth. This school awarded about 12 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full gerontology report for Western Oregon University

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Widener University Main Campus comes in at #20 for gerontology this year. Set in the suburb of Chester, Widener University Main Campus is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Get the full gerontology details for Widener University Main Campus

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California State University Sacramento placed #21 for gerontology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Sacramento, California State University Sacramento is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in gerontology from this school. Get the full gerontology details for California State University Sacramento

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Minnesota State University Moorhead comes in at #22 for gerontology this year. Set in the suburb of Moorhead, Minnesota State University Moorhead is a public institution. Minnesota State University Moorhead graduated around 10 gerontology students in the most recent data year. See more about gerontology at Minnesota State University Moorhead

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West Chester University Of Pennsylvania placed #23 for gerontology by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of West Chester, West Chester University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. West Chester University Of Pennsylvania graduated around 9 gerontology students in the most recent data year. Get the full gerontology details for West Chester University Of Pennsylvania

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Yeshiva University
New York, NY

Yeshiva University placed #24 for gerontology by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New York, Yeshiva University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 9 gerontology degrees in the most recent year. See more about gerontology at Yeshiva University

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California State University Long Beach landed the #25 spot among the most popular gerontology schools. Set in the city of Long Beach, California State University Long Beach is a public institution. California State University Long Beach graduated around 8 gerontology students in the most recent data year. Get the full gerontology details for California State University Long Beach

These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular gerontology list:

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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
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Bethune Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FL
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Mcdaniel College
Westminster, MD
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also graduate students in gerontology every year and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Gerontology Graduations
#51 The University Of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 4
#52 University Of Iowa Iowa City, IA 4
#53 University Of Mississippi Main Campus University, MS 4
#54 University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 4
#55 University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 4
#56 Wright State University Main Campus Dayton, OH 4
#57 Barton College Wilson, NC 3
#58 Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC 3
#59 Cuny York College Jamaica, NY 3
#60 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY 3
#61 Iowa State University Ames, IA 3
#62 Madonna University Livonia, MI 3
#63 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL 3
#64 Portland State University Portland, OR 3
#65 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT 3
#66 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN 3
#67 Texas State University San Marcos San Marcos, TX 3
#68 University Of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 3
#69 University Of Nevada Reno Reno, NV 3
#70 York County Community College Wells, ME 3
#71 Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH 3
#72 Capital Community College New Britain, CT 2
#73 East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA 2
#74 Georgetown University Washington, DC 2
#75 Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 2
#76 Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 2
#77 Inter American University Of Puerto Rico Arecibo Arecibo, PR 2
#78 Kent State University At Kent Kent, OH 2
#79 Niagara University Niagara University, NY 2
#80 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 2
#81 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA 2
#82 Saint Louis University Main Campus Saint Louis, MO 2
#83 Springfield College Springfield, MA 2
#84 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 2
#85 Appalachian State University Boone, NC 1
#86 Arizona State University Skysong Scottsdale, AZ 1
#87 Ashford University San Diego, CA 1
#88 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1
#89 Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA 1
#90 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA 1
#91 Cuny Borough Of Manhattan Community College New York, NY 1
#92 Fort Lewis College Durango, CO 1
#93 Gwynedd Mercy College Gwynedd Valley, PA 1
#94 Illinois State University Normal, IL 1
#95 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 1
#96 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA 1
#97 Methodist College Peoria, IL 1
#98 Missouri State University Springfield Springfield, MO 1
#99 North Dakota State University Main Campus Fargo, ND 1
#100 Pennsylvania Western University California, PA 1

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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