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2023 Best Value Gerontology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$27,337 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Gerontology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, gerontology was ranked #162 in the country. In fact 655 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Gerontology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Gerontology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Gerontology

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in the Southeast Region for gerontology students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

UK graduate students pay an average of $33,548 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.

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Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 5
Florida 19
Georgia 45
North Carolina 45
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 8
Alabama 0
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 0

Gerontology is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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