2023 Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, gerontology was ranked #243 in the country. In fact 1,234 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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 very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 15% of our Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college 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.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU are $26,248 a year.
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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 school with a large student population.
University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $27,739 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $24,286 per 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 fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $28,818 in tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for gerontology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
SIUC graduate students pay an average of $33,064 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best gerontology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 18 |
| Ohio | 45 |
| Illinois | 33 |
| Indiana | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 19 |
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Majors Related to Gerontology
Gerontology is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Gerontology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
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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