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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,226 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 55 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,500 and $30,750 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the gerontology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree gerontology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

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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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