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2023 Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$29,145 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for gerontology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the gerontology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Gerontology

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Gerontology at Indiana University - Bloomington

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

Full Gerontology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $26,248 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Gerontology at Western Michigan University Report

#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wright State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value gerontology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $24,286 in tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $28,818 a year.

Read full report on Gerontology at Eastern Michigan University

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUC are $33,064 a year.

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Best Gerontology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 15
Illinois 31
Ohio 24
Indiana 16
Wisconsin 7

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 7 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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