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2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for gerontology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Gerontology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in the Far Western US Region for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 2 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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