2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 324 people earned their degree in adult development and aging, making the major the 797th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 92 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in adult development and aging. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult development and aging programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult development and aging program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The adult development and aging 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 Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree adult development and aging students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k)

#1

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$7,616 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a public institution located in Danvers, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Shore Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Shore Community College is $7,616 for associate degree adult development and aging students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at North Shore Community College

#2

Hostos Community College

Bronx, New York

#2 in overall quality

$4,814 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hostos Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

Hostos did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult Development & Aging Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Hostos Community College is $4,814 for Associate Degree Adult Development and Aging students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Hostos Adult Development & Aging Report

#3

Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$1,017 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Georgia Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Warner Robins, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CGTC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CGTC is $1,017 for associate degree adult development and aging students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Adult Development & Aging at Central Georgia Technical College

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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