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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate

10 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology 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 gerontology 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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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at North Dakota State University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT Gerontology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate. UMBC is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at UK

#3 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Gerontology Report

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at USC

#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#9 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Gerontology 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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