2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 246 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at WUSTL

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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