by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 4,169 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 795 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 29 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in behavioral sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree behavioral sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major. Sisseton, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Sisseton Wahpeton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Lake Nation College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major. Located in Red Lake, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Red Lake Nation College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 371 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Jacinto Community College Behavioral Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Imperial Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Located in Imperial, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 143 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Murray State College is a small school located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma that handed out 18 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Granite State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 14 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Clovis, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Clovis Community College
Hill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, this small public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #10. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 32 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. South Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at South Mountain Community College
With a ranking of #12, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 53 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Glendale Community College
With a ranking of #15, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
Chabot College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hayward, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Richard Bland College of William and Mary came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. RBC is a small school located in South Prince George, Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Lewis - Clark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 3 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Shasta College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Shasta College is a public institution located in Redding, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Campbell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #20. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Campbell University
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 22 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Behavioral Sciences Report
Moorpark College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school situated in Moorpark, California. It awarded 1 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, MiraCosta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Oceanside, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lynn University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Santa Fe Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Santa Fe Community College is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Mohave Community College is a small public school situated in Kingman, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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