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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 162 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent gerontology programs, but they also 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree gerontology students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read more about Gerontology at USF Tampa

#2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

UNCW also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286.

Full UNCW Gerontology Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Gerontology Report

#4

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brenau also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706.

Full Brenau University Gerontology Report

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Gerontology at Georgia State

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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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