2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Gerontology is the 247th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,786 and had an average of $32,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 181 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $39,009 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in gerontology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent gerontology programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Gerontology Report

#2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read full report on Gerontology at North Dakota State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k)

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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