2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 101 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the gerontology 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$9,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Westminster, Maryland, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

McDaniel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel are $9,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at McDaniel

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Georgetown University

#3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

Read full report on Gerontology at UMBC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

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