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2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,298 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

Gerontology is the #180 most popular major in North Carolina with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Gerontology Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Gerontology

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Greensboro to be the best value school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 a year.

UNC Greensboro also claimed a spot on our Best Gerontology Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNCW is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Gerontology Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Gerontology Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Gerontology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 45
Virginia 5
Florida 40
Tennessee 5
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 3
Louisiana 8
Arkansas 0
Alabama 0
Mississippi 2
West Virginia 0

One of 44 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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