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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 181 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

Read more about Gerontology at Webster University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904.

Full Saint Cloud State University Gerontology Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree gerontology students list, K -State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read more about Gerontology at Kansas State University

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Gerontology at Capella University

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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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