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2023 Best Value Gerontology Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$17,577 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,063 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Gerontology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Gerontology Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for gerontology majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Gerontology

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found California State University - Sacramento to be the best value school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sac State are $7,392 a year. The average amount in student loans that gerontology majors at Sac State take out is $18,443.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $6,846 per year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Gerontology Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

Full Gerontology at San Francisco State University Report

$61,503 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value gerontology programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USC are $61,503 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 10% of our Best Gerontology Schools in California ranking.

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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 6 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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