2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

Gerontology is the #148 most popular major in Minnesota with 5 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Gerontology Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to see which 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 Schools in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Gerontology Colleges.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Gerontology

#1

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

3 Degrees

#12 in Quality in Minnesota

$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Saint Cloud State University to be the best value school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Gerontology at Saint Cloud State University Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

2 Degrees

#18 in Quality in Minnesota

$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Schools in Minnesota list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Capella University are $14,148 a year.

Read full report on Gerontology at Capella University

Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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Majors Related to Gerontology

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

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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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