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Best Value Gerontology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Gerontology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$61,396 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Gerontology Doctor'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.

The Best Value Gerontology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Best Gerontology Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best value school in California for gerontology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USC are $61,396 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Gerontology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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Best Value Gerontology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Gerontology Colleges 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 values are for the top school 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.

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