by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Gerontology is the 256th most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, gerontology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,380 and had an average of $26,139 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 383 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,661 and $29,557 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 gerontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in gerontology. That schools that top this list have a program in gerontology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The gerontology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree gerontology students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s gerontology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Falls Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Gerontology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Spokane, Washington, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s gerontology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Gerontology at Spokane Falls Community College
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