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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,207 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,129 and $33,516 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

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

#1

University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #1 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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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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