Daytona Beach, Florida · Private Non-Profit
Gerontology at Bethune-Cookman University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 57 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~57
- Schools with reported signal
- 117
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.2%
- Graduation rate
- 30.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $12,030/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $48,120
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $38,518/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 117 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 6.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($6,293 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($18,993 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 56% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · 0.1% reported share · $4,456 net A+ California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $6,555 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.1% reported share · $6,376 net A+ CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $4,976 net A+ 
York County Community College Wells, ME · 3.0% reported share · $5,875 net A+ California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · 0.5% reported share · $9,338 net A+ 
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI · 0.1% reported share · $6,513 net A+ California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · 0.1% reported share · $10,440 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Gerontology accounts for 2.1% of reported programs at Bethune-Cookman University, which is bigger than 97% of schools in this field set and 6.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 57 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bethune-Cookman University's average net price is $12,030 per year, about $48,120 over four years. That is $6,293 below the $18,323 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $38,518 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $18,993 below the $57,511 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Bethune-Cookman University #65 of 117 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.