Gerontology at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a gerontology school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's gerontology program.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Gerontology section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB Gerontology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Gerontology

CSULB Gerontology Rankings

Gerontology Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the gerontology majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Gerontology Master’s Program

78% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of gerontology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in gerontology each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the gerontology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Gerontology

Gerontology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Gerontology	12

Careers That Gerontology Grads May Go Into

A degree in gerontology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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