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2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$48,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Gerontology is the 247th most popular major in the country with 1,226 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $37,786 and had an average of $32,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 363 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,567 and $38,695 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree gerontology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read more about Gerontology at University of Southern California

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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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