2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Gerontology 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.
The Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Gerontology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the gerontology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Gerontology Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Read full report on Gerontology at University of Southern California
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, gerontology majors at Sac State accumulate an average of around $18,443 in student debt.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great place for gerontology students. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
Read full report on Gerontology at Portland Community College
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pacific University is a great place for gerontology students. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best gerontology schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Read full report on Gerontology at California State University - Fullerton
California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
With a ranking of #8, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.
Read full report on Gerontology at Western Oregon University
Washington State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular gerontology programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for gerontology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Best Gerontology Colleges by State
Explore the best gerontology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 285 |
Washington | 1 |
Oregon | 46 |
Majors Related to Gerontology
One of 44 majors within the area of study, gerontology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 22 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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