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. 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 in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across California, there were 570 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,812 and $32,369 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 362 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their behavioral science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Life Pacific College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California list. LIFE Bible 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.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Life Pacific College
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Irvine landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Behavioral Science at Concordia University, Irvine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - California. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California. University of Phoenix - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California list. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Jose State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at San Jose State University
California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 17 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Science at California State University - Dominguez Hills
University of La Verne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. La Verne, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in California ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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