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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,169 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 682 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 391 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in behavioral sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Dimas, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #3 spot on the list. GFU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Nevada landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Nevada is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Phoenix - California landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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California Baptist University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Baptist is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 52 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUDH is located in Carson, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Chaminade University of Honolulu did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Chaminade University of Honolulu
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 6 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of La Verne landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. ULV is located in La Verne, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Whitman College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Whitman College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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