By 2030, older adults will represent more than 20% of the American population and by 2034 there will be more people age 65 and older than under the age of 18 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019).
The online MS in Gerontology provides students with a core of knowledge in fundamental issues in the interdisciplinary field of gerontology, a foundation in research methods, and familiarity with questions of central concern in an aging society.
Students must complete a curriculum consisting of 36-42* graduate credits and select either a generalist area of study or one of these areas of concentrations: