2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income Over $110k) in Iowa

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 Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $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 Iowa, there were 16 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent gerontology programs, but they also 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. 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 Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income Over $110k) in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at Iowa State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income Over $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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