2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast 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 Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology 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 gerontology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region

#1

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree gerontology students list, USF Tampa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at USF Tampa

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kentucky Gerontology Report

#3

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane Gerontology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology

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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