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

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 Kansas 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 Kansas, there were 62 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

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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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 Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Read more about Gerontology at Kansas State University

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

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

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