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2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
853 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 853 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great behavioral sciences programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 63 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at UPenn

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 61 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at WUSTL

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Full Brown University Behavioral Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

EWU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Eastern Washington University

#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

San Francisco State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at San Francisco State University

#6 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake also took the #6 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Houston - Clear Lake

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Kansas

#9

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at CWU

#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Baltimore did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, UB has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UB are $21,614.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Baltimore

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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