Interdisciplinary studies

Gerontology

University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK

Medium evidenceMatched peers9 institutions · related subjectsSee the evidence

The degree in numbers

Cost & earnings.

Annual tuition$19,409Institution-level tuition; programme fees may differ · before aid
Annual credentials awarded10Average of available recent award years; not the earnings sample size.

Earnings context

One career stage.
A clearer comparison.

USD · Master's · 2 years after completion
Same source release. National references exclude this degree.

Selected degree estimate$56,119
Same subject · national$42,402
Interdisciplinary studies · national$45,696

Behind the number

Your comparison group.

Medium evidence

Related subjects at 9 matched peer institutions · master's

Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $42,682–$58,221.

Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.

Master's outcomes · 2 years after completion
Institution & subjectReported earnings
Eastern Michigan UniversityHistoric Preservation and Conservation, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$56,119
University of Massachusetts-BostonGerontology$52,107
SUNY Buffalo State UniversityMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$40,281
University of Nebraska at OmahaGerontology$42,123
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$42,682
University of Houston-Clear LakeIntercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$58,221
California State University-Dominguez HillsPeace Studies and Conflict Resolution$59,124
Fort Hays State UniversityMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$57,995
Kennesaw State UniversityPeace Studies and Conflict Resolution$77,401
How matching & uncertainty work

We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.

If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.

Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.

Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.

Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗