2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 25 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult development and aging. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult development and aging programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s adult development and aging degrees to qualified students.

Minnesota State Mankato did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Adult Development & Aging Report

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at WSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $48-$75k)

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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