2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 46 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $33,904 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in Georgia

#1

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$13,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,909 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brenau University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Brenau is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 16 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brenau not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brenau are $13,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at Brenau University

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$32,563 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. 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 University Gerontology Report

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

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