Each year, approximately 0.0% of Wisconsin graduates, receive a Gerontology degree.

Mount Mary College, the only accredited Gerontology school in Wisconsin, is located in Milwaukee. It received a ranking of 78th in the country in 2010. In 2010, Mount Mary College graduated 3 students from its Gerontology programs.

Cost

Tuition at Mount Mary College for students enrolled in Gerontology courses was $22,118 per year.

A Gerontology degree from a Wisconsin school... what next?

Most people who graduate from Gerontology school in Wisconsin go on to work as a gerontologist. 2,660 gerontologists were working in Wisconsin in 2010. The Wisconsin counties with the largest populations of gerontologists are:

1. Columbia County - 1,400 gerontologists
2. Milwaukee County - 1,010 gerontologists

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts by 2018, an estimated 3,540 gerontologists will be working in Wisconsin state. This would require the number of gerontologists to grow by 22%.

Salary

A gerontologist in Wisconsin earns $58,890 per year on average. However, this number is only an average. gerontologists in Wisconsin had varying salaries from $31,120 to $94,660 per year in 2010. The counties in Wisconsin with the highest average salary for a gerontologist are:

1. Milwaukee County - $64,400 per year
2. Columbia County - $52,800 per year

On average gerontologists earns the least in the following Wisconsin counties:

1. Columbia County - $52,800 per year
2. Milwaukee County - $64,400 per year

More Information

For more Wisconsin data regarding a career in gerontology in Wisconsin and to compare salaries with various related fields such as nurse practitioning or nursing, take a look at the graphs and charts below.