2023 Most Popular Colleges for Gerontology in Oregon

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 “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,234 people earned their degree in gerontology, making the major the 485th most popular in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 80 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. To top this list, a school must have a successful gerontology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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 “Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in Oregon” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon gerontology students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Gerontology in Oregon

1

Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon

#11 overall quality in Oregon

$44,075 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,905 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified ’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Gerontology at Portland Community College

2

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon

#7 overall quality in Oregon

$37,927 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,960 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Gerontology Major in Oregon list. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Gerontology at Western Oregon State College

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.