2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,648 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 28 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree 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 for a Bachelor’s. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 595 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree behavioral science students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #2 spot on the list. UOPX - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree behavioral science students list, UOPX - California has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,664 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students per year to attend UOPX - California.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Green Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,395 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students per year to attend UW - Green Bay.
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #5 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a public institution located in Hammond, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University Northwest is $11,250 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
University of Phoenix - Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Phoenix - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Texas also took the #22 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,237 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students per year to attend University of Phoenix - Texas.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 19 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
CSUDH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend CSUDH is $4,215 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Science at California State University - Dominguez Hills
University of Phoenix - Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Georgia also took the #21 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school awarded 96 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kansas is $18,918 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Behavioral Science Report
With a ranking of #11, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. San Jose State University is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
San Jose State also made our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $14,928 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students per year to attend San Jose State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Athens State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Athens State University is a small public school situated in Athens, Alabama. It awarded 13 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
Athens State University also took the #25 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
Columbia College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Columbia College South Carolina also took the #23 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia College is $18,307 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
University of Phoenix - Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Missouri Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.
MBU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,444 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students per year to attend MBU.
Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree behavioral science students list, MSU Denver has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver is $14,257 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
Read more about Behavioral Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver
With a ranking of #18, East Texas Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. East Texas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marshall, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
East Texas Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend East Texas Baptist University is $22,515 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
Full East Texas Baptist University Behavioral Science Report
George Fox University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend GFU is $30,378 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at George Fox University
East-West University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $20,633 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students per year to attend East-West University.
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Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Seward, Nebraska, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Nebraska not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Nebraska is $20,763 for bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
Read more about Behavioral Science at Concordia University, Nebraska
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $15,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
Full Central Washington University Behavioral Science Report
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $24,707 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students per year to attend Cal Baptist.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Irvine ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Irvine, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Irvine is $26,143 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New York Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 2 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.
NYIT also took the #20 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NYIT is $21,427 for Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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- 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%.
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- 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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