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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$18,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 181 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $39,009 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 For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 8 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at University of Nebraska at Omaha

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University Gerontology Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s gerontology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree gerontology students whose families make $48-$75k list, St. Cloud State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Cloud State University are $12,904, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at St. Cloud State University

#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 For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 4 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University Gerontology Report

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s gerontology degrees 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

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Webster 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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