2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult development and aging program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (With Aid)

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at Minnesota State Mankato

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s adult development and aging degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#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 Getting Aid list. 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 also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Michigan University Adult Development & Aging Report

#4

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at VCU

#5

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#4 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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s adult development and aging degrees to qualified students.

WSU also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WSU 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%.

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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