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2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
772 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 3,469 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 772 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Imperial Valley College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. IVC is located in Imperial, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 136 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

IVC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $843 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend IVC.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at IVC

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. San Jacinto Community College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 312 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,502 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full San Jacinto Community College Behavioral Sciences Report

#3

American River College

Sacramento, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 24 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American River, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American River College is $4,591 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at American River College

#4

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,465 for Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Glendale Community College Behavioral Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,378 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at UOPX - Arizona

#6

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Granite State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Granite State College is a public institution located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GSC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GSC is $11,114 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full GSC Behavioral Sciences Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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