2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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

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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult development and aging 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 adult development and aging 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult Development & Aging in the Plains States Region

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Adult Development and Aging Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree adult development and aging students list, WSU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Adult Development & Aging Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Adult Development & Aging at Wichita State University

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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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