2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in Maryland

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking.

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 Maryland, there were 35 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Gerontology Schools

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 Doctorate in Maryland” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree gerontology students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

Read full report on Gerontology at UMBC

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology

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.

Featured Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >