2023 Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Gerontology is the 485th most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 285 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the gerontology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

1,311 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern California offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

2

California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, California

34 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Gerontology for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Sacramento is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.

Sac State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, Sac State supports 32,293 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,555. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Sac State]](/colleges/california-state-university-sacramento/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
• Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.