2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,226 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 467th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 363 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the gerontology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 6 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full San Francisco State University Gerontology Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 132 masters’s gerontology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Gerontology at USC

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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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