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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
447 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 701 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 447 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Phoenix - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 25 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - California is $12,664 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at UOPX - California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 19 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUDH, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSUDH is $4,215 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at California State University - Dominguez Hills

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State is $14,928 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full San Jose State Behavioral Sciences Report

#6

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

George Fox University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. GFU is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 39 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend George Fox University is $30,378 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at George Fox University

#7

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

CWU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students per year to attend CWU.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at CWU

#8

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

California Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Baptist, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $24,707 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students per year to attend California Baptist University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Cal Baptist

#9

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California
#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Irvine also took the #7 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Irvine is $26,143 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Concordia University, Irvine

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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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