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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$20,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. 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” 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree gerontology students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Southeast Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa Gerontology Report

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UNCW is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCW also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNCW Gerontology Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

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 #3 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Greensboro Gerontology Report

#4

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brenau University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Brenau is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gainesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brenau also made our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau University are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Brenau

#5

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 UNC Charlotte are $21,055.

Read more about Gerontology at UNC Charlotte

#6

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State also took the #6 spot 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 Georgia State University are $24,790.

Read full report on Gerontology at Georgia State 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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