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2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in adult development and aging. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult development and aging programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 8 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University

#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 $30-$48k list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $30-$48k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State Mankato Adult Development & Aging Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 20 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #4 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 Wichita State University are $15,112.

Full WSU Adult Development & Aging Report

#5

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona
#3 in overall quality
$17,096 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 32 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $30-$48k list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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