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Gerontology: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 30.11. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 278 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$25K$50K$75KUndergraduate certificate$43,716Associate's degree$50,377Bachelor's degree$42,094Post-baccalaureate certificate$69,574Master's degree$55,042Doctoral degree$90,805Graduate certificate$63,501
National earnings of Gerontology graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Undergraduate certificate: median $43,716; Associate's degree: median $50,377; Bachelor's degree: median $42,094; Post-baccalaureate certificate: median $69,574; Master's degree: median $55,042; Doctoral degree: median $90,805; Graduate certificate: median $63,501. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate65209$43,716$48,636$12,718
1 programs
Associate's degree1316$50,377$40,252Data unavailable
Bachelor's degree41136$42,094$54,051$12,500
1 programs
Post-baccalaureate certificate60$69,574Data unavailableData unavailable
Master's degree46266$55,042$67,618Data unavailable
Doctoral degree1529$90,805$86,625Data unavailable
Graduate certificate92214$63,501$61,464Data unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
California State University-Sacramento
CA · Public · 61 graduates measured
$45,185$60,868Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
University of Indianapolis
IN · Private, nonprofit · 22 graduates measured
$74,970Data unavailableData unavailable
University of Southern California
CA · Private, nonprofit · 39 graduates measured
$67,935$79,668Data unavailable
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
NC · Public · 27 graduates measured
$52,960Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Gerontology

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists$103,410+12.6%Doctoral or professional degree
Social scientists and related workers, all other$101,110-0.2%Bachelor's degree
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary$107,310+17.9%Doctoral or professional degree
Social work teachers, postsecondary$77,570+2.6%Doctoral or professional degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (1)
  • 30.1101 Gerontology