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

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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 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income Over $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 Vallue Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

EIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at EIU

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