2023 Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate School for You
Gerontology is the #243 most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Gerontology
Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the best value school for gerontology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Johns Hopkins also did well on our Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Gerontology Colleges by State
Explore the best gerontology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 26 |
| New York | 37 |
| Maryland | 27 |
| New Jersey | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 7 |
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Gerontology Related Majors for Gerontology
One of 44 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 3 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.