2022 Best Value Colleges for Gerontology in Ohio (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” 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 Ohio, there were 115 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $27,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Value Gerontology Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Gerontology in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$18,394 Average Net Price

$37,983 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 ’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

BGSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Schools in Ohio” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is $18,394 for Ohio Gerontology students with aid.

Full BGSU Gerontology Report

#2

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$24,323 Average Net Price

$41,726 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools in Ohio For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 19 ’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Schools in Ohio” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Miami University - Oxford is $24,323 for Ohio Gerontology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford

• Best Value Colleges for Gerontology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for Gerontology (With Aid)

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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