by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 Plains States region, there were 279 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a small school located in Sisseton, South Dakota that handed out 4 ’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Lake Nation College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Red Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 103 degrees to qualified ’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Washington University in St Louis Behavioral Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral sciences degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seward, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full Concordia University, Nebraska Behavioral Sciences Report
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 ’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fontbonne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 ’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified ’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Tabor College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Tabor College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hillsboro, Kansas. It awarded 0 ’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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