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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,226 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 467th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 55 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent gerontology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the gerontology 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 gerontology 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 Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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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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