2025 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region
4Colleges in the Far Western US Region
332Gerontology Degrees Awarded
$47,767Avg Early-Career Salary
Gerontology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #256 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 332 degrees in gerontology annually.
Your choice of gerontology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for gerontology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Gerontology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Gerontology in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the gerontology degree levels they offer.
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in gerontology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 150 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the gerontology major at University of Southern California earn $9,503 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat Western Oregon University if you wish to pursue a degree in gerontology. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 10 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available.
California State University - Sacramento is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in gerontology. Sac State is a very large public university located in the city of Sacramento. This university ranks 40th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 38 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the gerontology program report average early career income of $38,461.
It's hard to beat San Diego State University if you want to pursue a degree in gerontology. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #185 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 gerontology students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of gerontology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for gerontology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
