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2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,469 people earned their degree in behavioral science, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, behavioral science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,550 and had an average of $39,821 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great behavioral science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Science at WUSTL

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at UW Seattle

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.

Read more about Behavioral Science at Emory

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Behavioral Science Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. CU Anschutz is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at KU

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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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