2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Georgia” ranking.

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

Across Georgia, there were 46 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Georgia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in Georgia

#1

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$13,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Brenau University landed the #1 spot on the list. Gainesville, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree gerontology students list, Brenau has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at Brenau University

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree gerontology students list, Georgia State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia State Gerontology Report

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

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