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2023 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$37,661 Avg Salary
$29,557 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

Gerontology is the #162 most popular major in the country with 655 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the gerontology programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Gerontology

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Southern California

The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Full Gerontology at California State University - Long Beach Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for gerontology students. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Gerontology at San Francisco State University

Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 180
Oregon 24

One of 36 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Gerontology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Photo by Chalmers Butterfield.

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