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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Gerontology is the 247th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,786 and had an average of $32,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 8 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree gerontology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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