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2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

2 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$40,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral science programs that also have a lower cost than 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The behavioral science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at WUSTL

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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 more about 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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