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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the gerontology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 67% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in California. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 3 students majoring in gerontology at CSUN, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in California. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Gerontology at California State University - Los Angeles Report

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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 4 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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