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

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$44,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 75 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,056 and $39,953 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent behavioral science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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