by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,169 people earned their degree in behavioral science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States. 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 795 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in behavioral science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree behavioral science students.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Sisseton Wahpeton College landed the #1 spot on the list. Sisseton Wahpeton College is located in Sisseton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Sisseton Wahpeton College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Lake Nation College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Red Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Red Lake Nation College
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral science degrees to 371 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Imperial Valley College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major. Imperial Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Imperial, California that handed out 143 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Murray State College is a small public school situated in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Granite State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. GSC is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 14 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Clovis Community College is a small public school situated in Clovis, New Mexico. It awarded 20 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Hill College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Hill College is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking, coming in at #10. Vincennes University is located in Vincennes, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 10 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Mountain Community College Behavioral Science Report
Loyola University Chicago landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 associates’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking, coming in at #15. American River is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 24 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Chabot College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Chabot College is a public institution located in Hayward, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Richard Bland College of William and Mary came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Located in South Prince George, Virginia, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Full Richard Bland College of William and Mary Behavioral Science Report
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 3 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Shasta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Shasta College is a medium-sized public school situated in Redding, California. It awarded 6 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Campbell University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Campbell University is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 22 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Moorpark College is a fairly large school located in Moorpark, California that handed out 1 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 0 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Naugatuck Valley Community College Behavioral Science Report
With a ranking of #24, Mohave Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Mohave Community College is a small public school situated in Kingman, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Mohave Community College
Lynn University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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MiraCosta College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. MiraCosta College is a public institution located in Oceanside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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