2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 37 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at WUSTL

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full KU Behavioral Sciences Report

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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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