2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 324 people earned their degree in adult development and aging, making the major the 797th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 34 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult development and aging programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult development and aging program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The adult development and aging school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 32 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096.

Read full report on Adult Development & Aging at University of Phoenix - Arizona

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

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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