2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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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 North Carolina, there were 36 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the gerontology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the 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 #0 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#3

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #3 spot on the list. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at UNCW

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

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

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