2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

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 Master’s in Georgia 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 Georgia, there were 46 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $33,904 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in Georgia

#1

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$32,563 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Full Georgia State Gerontology Report

#2

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$13,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,909 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brenau, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at Brenau University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

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