by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Adult Development and Aging Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Adult Development & Aging is the 877th most popular major in the country with 299 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 15 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 adult development and aging graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Adult Development and Aging Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in adult development and aging. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in adult development and aging.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Adult Development and Aging Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree adult development and aging students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Adult Development and Aging Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 15 masters’s adult development and aging degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Adult Development and Aging Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult Development and Aging Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult development and aging students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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