2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Illinois, there were 24 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent gerontology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the gerontology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at EIU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k)

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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