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2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Adult Development & Aging is the 797th most popular major in the country with 324 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult development and aging. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult development and aging programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult development and aging program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

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#2

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota
$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #0 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#2 in overall quality
$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

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#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#4 in overall quality
$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona
#3 in overall quality
$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096.

Full UOPX - Arizona Adult Development & Aging Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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