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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $75-$110k) in California

6 Ranked Colleges
394 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 California, there were 590 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,350 and $30,052 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 394 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. CSUDH is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 19 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. It costs about $10,904 for california bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend CSUDH.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at CSUDH

#2

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - California, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at UOPX - California

#3

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $19,805 for california bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 86%.

Full San Jose State Behavioral Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Arizona Global Campus is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 245 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. It costs about $23,585 for california bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus.

Full UAGC Behavioral Science Report

#5

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Irvine is $27,242 for California Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Concordia University, Irvine

#6

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

California Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #5 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California Baptist University is $26,285 for California Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full California Baptist University Behavioral Science Report

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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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