2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Gerontology is the 467th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 162 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 gerontology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree gerontology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s gerontology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree gerontology students whose families make $0-$30k list, USF Tampa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read more about Gerontology at USF Tampa

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Gerontology Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #3 spot on the list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Kentucky

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

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