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Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Gerontology Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the gerontology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our analysis found Pacific University to be the most popular school for gerontology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the gerontology majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in gerontology at USC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for gerontology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 8 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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