2023 Best Value Colleges for Behavioral Science
36
Ranked Colleges
4,169
Degrees Awarded
$15,000
Avg Net Price*
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Behavioral Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, behavioral science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,701 and had an average of $35,804 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools” ranking analyzed 36 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Science Schools.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Behavioral Science
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 372 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our behavioral science students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,038 for behavioral science students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 371 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $9,638 for behavioral science students.
Full San Jacinto College Behavioral Science Report
Out of the 36 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 44 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Green Bay also took the #18 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Green Bay is $13,092 for Behavioral Science students.
Read more about Behavioral Science at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 ’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our behavioral science students list, KU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $20,257 for behavioral science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking, coming in at #6. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 60 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our behavioral science students list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH Clear Lake is $15,001 for Behavioral Science students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Behavioral Science Report
Purdue University Global did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking, coming in at #7. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 660 students in 2020-2021.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking, coming in at #8. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 17 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUDH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CSUDH is $4,026 for behavioral science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills
Granite State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
GSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list. It costs about $13,725 for Behavioral Science students per year to attend GSC.
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San Jose State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 52 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our behavioral science students list, San Jose State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State University is $16,542 for behavioral science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Behavioral Science at San Jose State University
University of Phoenix - California ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 14 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
UOPX - California also made our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list, coming in at #25. It costs about $13,172 for behavioral science students per year to attend UOPX - California.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 551 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our behavioral science students list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,469 for Behavioral Science students per year to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at UNC Chapel Hill
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 55 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $12,017 for behavioral science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 93%.
Read more about Behavioral Science at UW Seattle
Purdue University Northwest landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Purdue Northwest is $11,384 for Behavioral Science students.
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University of Iowa came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 16 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa is $19,401 for Behavioral Science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Iowa
California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 10 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
CIIS also took the #21 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California Institute of Integral Studies Behavioral Science Report
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,470 for behavioral science students per year to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Science at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Life Pacific College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools list. Life Pacific College is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Dimas, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for LIFE Bible College is $20,583 for Behavioral Science students.
Full LIFE Bible College Behavioral Science Report
San Francisco State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $14,459 for Behavioral Science students per year to attend San Francisco State University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at SFSU
American River College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools list. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 24 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for American River College is $5,561 for behavioral science students.
Read more about Behavioral Science at American River
Eastern Washington University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 19 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Washington University is $12,335 for behavioral science students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full EWU Behavioral Science Report
University of Maine came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMaine also took the #23 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $16,033 for behavioral science students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Maine Behavioral Science Report
George Fox University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Behavioral Science Schools” list. It costs about $30,839 for Behavioral Science students per year to attend GFU.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 more about Behavioral Science at George Fox University
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking, coming in at #24. Missouri Baptist University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 18 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $21,782 for Behavioral Science students per year to attend Missouri Baptist University.
Full MBU Behavioral Science Report
Antioch University - New England came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools ranking. Keene, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Antioch University - New England
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