2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Behavioral Science is the 146th most popular major in the country with 3,469 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 246 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,400 and $51,658 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. WUSTL 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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.

Full Washington University in St Louis Behavioral Science Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Science at University of Kansas

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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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