2024 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
383Gerontology Degrees Awarded
$37,661Avg Early-Career Salary
Gerontology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #256 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 383 degrees in gerontology to qualified students.
Your choice of gerontology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for gerontology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Gerontology in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the gerontology degree levels they offer.
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in gerontology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 157 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the gerontology program at University of Southern California make $13,253 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's hard to beat California State University - Long Beach if you wish to pursue a degree in gerontology. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #186 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.
There were about 12 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat San Diego State University if you wish to pursue a degree in gerontology. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Western Oregon University if you wish to pursue a degree in gerontology. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 10 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the gerontology program earn around $33,454 in the first couple years of their career.
California State University - Sacramento is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in gerontology. Sac State is a very large public university located in the large city of Sacramento. This university ranks 39th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 65 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the gerontology program state that they receive average early career income of $32,043.
Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 35th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 8 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 50th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 12 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the gerontology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $34,233.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of gerontology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for gerontology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
