Abstract Background There are huge demands for aged-care workers, and undergraduate gerontological nursing education plays a critical role in providing academic and professional training. Purpose To examine relationships of characteristics, aged-care education, and gerontological nursing competencies with the intention to work in aged care. Methods An online survey was distributed to undergraduate nursing students between April and June 2022 to gather characteristics, relevant aged-care education, gerontological nursing competencies, and intentions to work in aged care data. Multivariate regression analyses were conducted to identify determinants of the intention to work in aged care. Results Students (n = 358) who were older (p