2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Gerontology School for You
Gerontology is the #162 most popular major in the country with 655 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Gerontology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for gerontology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Gerontology Colleges.
Top 10 Best Gerontology Schools
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Gerontology Schools ranking.
Read full report on Gerontology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for gerontology students. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a year.
The excellent programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great value for gerontology students. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Cloud State University are $18,010 a year.
The excellent programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a very large student population.
K -State undergraduate students pay an average of $26,491 in tuition and fees each year.
K -State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Gerontology Schools list.
With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for gerontology students. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.
BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Gerontology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Gerontology Schools ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,718 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Schools list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $28,470 per year.
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University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Schools list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s best value schools for gerontology students. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 a year.
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Gerontology by Region
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Majors Related to Gerontology
Gerontology is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Gerontology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 2,491 |
| Sustainability Science | 1,547 |
| Nutrition Science | 1,496 |
| Behavioral Science | 1,358 |
| Computational Science | 1,063 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.
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