2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Gerontology is the 467th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 363 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality gerontology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the gerontology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at USC

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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