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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science

6 Ranked Colleges
772 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 772 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree behavioral science students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science

#1

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas
#1 in overall quality
$8,692 Average Net Price
$30,988 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate list. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 312 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also made our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $8,692 for associate degree behavioral science students.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at San Jacinto Community College

#2

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality
$8,597 Average Net Price
$29,250 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $8,597 for associate degree behavioral science students.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Glendale Community College

#3

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona
#4 in overall quality
$12,944 Average Net Price
$27,111 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate. UOPX - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 43 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree behavioral science students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for associate degree behavioral science students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.

Full UOPX - Arizona Behavioral Science Report

#4

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, California
#3 in overall quality
$1,111 Average Net Price

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Imperial Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. IVC is a public institution located in Imperial, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 136 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IVC also made our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $1,111 for associate degree behavioral science students per year to attend Imperial Valley College.

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#5

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality
$12,507 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate list. Granite State College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 10 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

GSC also made our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend GSC is $12,507 for associate degree behavioral science students.

Read more about Behavioral Science at Granite State College

#6

American River College

Sacramento, California
#5 in overall quality
$4,816 Average Net Price

American River College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 24 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree behavioral science students list, American River has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,816 for Associate Degree Behavioral Science students per year to attend American River College.

Full American River Behavioral Science Report

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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