2023 Most Popular Gerontology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Gerontology Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for gerontology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Most Popular Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Gerontology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for gerontology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 73% of the gerontology majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Of the 16 students majoring in gerontology at Cal State Fullerton, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Read full report on Gerontology at California State University - Fullerton
Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
About 92% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 8% are male.
Full Gerontology at California State University - Long Beach Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular gerontology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in gerontology at the school are women while 25% are male.
Read full report on Gerontology at San Francisco State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
Women make up 50% of the gerontology majors at the school.
University of La Verne came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.
San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Gerontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Western Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for gerontology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.
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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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