2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 300 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $17,604 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at EIU

#2

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,823 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at BGSU

• Best Value Master’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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