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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 86 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,850 and $48,125 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Air Force Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in USAF Academy, Colorado, and it awarded 68 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana - Western. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Dillon, Montana, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at The University of Montana - Western
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and it awarded 3 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Lewis - Clark State College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 2 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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