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2023 Best Value Gerontology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,827 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,347 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Gerontology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 285 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, gerontology is the #163 most popular major in California.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Gerontology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for gerontology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the gerontology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Gerontology

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Sacramento the best value school in California for gerontology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sac State are $7,392 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, gerontology graduates from Sac State carry an average student debtload of $21,296.

Full Gerontology at California State University - Sacramento Report

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Gerontology at San Diego State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Gerontology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Gerontology at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1
Oregon 46

One of 44 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Gerontology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

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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