by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,814 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” ranking looked at 63 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in behavioral science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major”.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the #1 spot on the 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 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, East-West University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Methodist College landed the #3 spot on the list. Martin Methodist College is located in Pulaski, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Air Force Academy landed the #4 spot on the list. USAFA is a public institution located in USAF Academy, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at United States Air Force Academy
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Glenville State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Glenville State College is a public institution located in Glenville, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Behavioral Science at Glenville State College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 515 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
With a ranking of #7, Franklin and Marshall College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Franklin and Marshall College is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
University of Maine at Fort Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Located in Fort Kent, Maine, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Francis University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Saint Francis University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It awarded 18 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Missouri Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Behavioral Science Report
Tennessee Wesleyan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. This small school is located in Athens, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tennessee Wesleyan University Behavioral Science Report
Rochester University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small school located in Mitchell, South Dakota that handed out 4 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 more about Behavioral Science at Dakota Wesleyan University
With a ranking of #17, George Fox University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. 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 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at George Fox University
East Texas Baptist University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Marshall, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at East Texas Baptist University
With a ranking of #19, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major 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 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Nevada ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. UOPX - Nevada is a private for-profit institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Columbia College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Columbia College South Carolina is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 350 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The University of Montana - Western ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Dillon, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Montana - Western Behavioral Science Report
Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Concordia University, Nebraska
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking, coming in at #25. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 80 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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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