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2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,905 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

With 26 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, gerontology is the #245 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Gerontology

$11,108 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $11,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Gerontology at California University of Pennsylvania Report

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for gerontology students. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt also is in the top 20% of our Best Gerontology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Gerontology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 37
Maryland 27
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 7

Gerontology is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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 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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