2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,226 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 467th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 35 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology 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 gerontology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$9,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

McDaniel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel College are $9,568.

Full McDaniel Gerontology Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078.

Full UMBC Gerontology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k)

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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