2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 162 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,551 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #4 spot on the list. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNCW has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’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 North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Brenau University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Brenau did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau University are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NUS Florida also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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