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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 156 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in gerontology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great gerontology programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach, California

$17,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Gerontology at California State University - Long Beach

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,944 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 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 SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Gerontology at SFSU

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Gerontology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 132 degrees to qualified masters’s gerontology students in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Southern California Gerontology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Gerontology (With Aid)

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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