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2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
853 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Behavioral Sciences is the 184th most popular major in the country with 3,469 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent behavioral sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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 University of Pennsylvania

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, WUSTL has also earned the #2 rank 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.

Full WUSTL Behavioral Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took 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 University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at UW Seattle

#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Brown

#5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 8 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Eastern Washington University

#6 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216.

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

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

San Francisco State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 6 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 SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at San Francisco State University

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Report

#9

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Baltimore did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Baltimore is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 31 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UB, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Baltimore Behavioral Sciences Report

#10

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 5 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Central Washington University 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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