Gerontology at San Diego State University

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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

SDSU Gerontology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Gerontology

SDSU Gerontology Rankings

The gerontology major at SDSU 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.

Gerontology Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the gerontology majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Gerontology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of gerontology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical gerontology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its gerontology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Gerontology

The following gerontology concentations are available at San Diego State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Gerontology	9

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 San Diego State University.

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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