What career paths are available to graduates of the Master of Science degree program in Gerontology?
The MSG degree is very flexible and employers in the aging field like to hire our MSG graduates. But the MSG does not provide as defined a career path as the MSW or MeD degrees might. Students must consider if they wish to work in a licensed profession providing clinical services. The MSG degree is terrific for students coming in with a defined profession and wishing to expand into aging services. Our students have included nurses, social workers and physical therapists completing the degree or the Graduate Certificate for this precise purpose. Occasionally, mid-career individuals have entered the program in an effort to re-invent themselves professionally. Some were caregivers for ailing parents or others, and found the experience so rewarding that they decided to enter the field professionally. A recent graduate of our MSG program obtained a program coordination position with the St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
