Gerontology at California University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study gerontology, take a look at what California University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,885. In 2021, 5 gerontology majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal U.

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

Cal U Gerontology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Gerontology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Gerontology

Cal U Gerontology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks gerontology programs across the country. The following shows how Cal U performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The gerontology major at Cal U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Gerontology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10

How Much Do Gerontology Graduates from Cal U Make?

The median salary of gerontology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal U is $33,905. This is 2% higher than $33,387, which is the national average for all gerontology bachelor's degree recipients.

Gerontology Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Gerontology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in gerontology from Cal U. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in gerontology at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in gerontology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U also has a doctoral program available in gerontology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
• Systems Theory

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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Social Scientists	550	$83,400

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
• Image Credit: By Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.