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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in California

9 Colleges
$39,063 Avg Salary
$29,557 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Gerontology Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for gerontology majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for gerontology students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in California list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in California. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular gerontology programs. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Gerontology Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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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 9 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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