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Most Popular Gerontology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Gerontology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Gerontology Associate Degree School for You

Gerontology is the #243 most popular major in the country with 1,234 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Most Popular Gerontology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Gerontology Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Portland Community College to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Spokane Falls Community College is a great place for gerontology students working on their associate degree. Spokane Falls Community College is a small public school located in the city of Spokane.

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Best Gerontology Colleges by State

Explore the best gerontology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 285
Washington 1
Oregon 46

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

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 2 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.

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