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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $75-$110k)

5 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Adult Development & Aging is the 797th most popular major in the country with 324 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult development and aging program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging (Income $75-$110k)

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 For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #0 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree adult development and aging students whose families make $75-$110k list, VCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full VCU Adult Development & Aging Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan University Adult Development & Aging Report

#4

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

WSU also made our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult Development & Aging at WSU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 32 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UOPX - Arizona Adult Development & Aging Report

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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