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2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$25,218 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,063 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Gerontology School for You

In 2020-2021, 180 degrees and certificates were awarded to gerontology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Gerontology Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for gerontology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for gerontology majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Gerontology

$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in California for gerontology students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Gerontology at San Francisco State University Report

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for gerontology students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Gerontology Schools in California ranking.

Read full report on Gerontology at University of Southern California

Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 24

Gerontology is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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