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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,226 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 162 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,551 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Gerontology Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #2 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Gerontology Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Gerontology Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree gerontology students with aid list, UNCW has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at UNCW

#5

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree gerontology students with aid list, Georgia State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia State Gerontology Report

#6

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

Brenau University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree gerontology students with aid list, Brenau has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brenau Gerontology Report

#7

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

With a ranking of #7, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree gerontology students with aid list, NUS Florida has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242.

Read full report on Gerontology at Nova Southeastern 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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