2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 300 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,300 and $17,604 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at Eastern Illinois University

#2

Miami University - Oxford

Oxford, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$31,697 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read full report on Gerontology at Miami University - Oxford

#3

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,823 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823.

Full BGSU Gerontology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k)

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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