2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Gerontology is the 467th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 300 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology 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 gerontology 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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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761.

Full EIU Gerontology Report

#2

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #2 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,823 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at BGSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (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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