2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 25 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult development and aging. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult development and aging programs that also have a lower cost than 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 a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota

$8,788 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult development and aging degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult Development & Aging at Minnesota State Mankato

#2

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult development and aging degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wichita State University Adult Development & Aging Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $0-$30k)

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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