by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 279 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,953 and $30,045 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 11 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.
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The behavioral science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region behavioral science students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region 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 ’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Sisseton Wahpeton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Lake Nation College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region. Red Lake Nation College is a small public school situated in Red Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 1 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Behavioral Science at Red Lake Nation College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region list. MBU is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 18 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Washington University in St Louis Behavioral Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dakota Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 4 students 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%.
University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 113 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 14 ’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 full report on Behavioral Science at Concordia University, Nebraska
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
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Fontbonne University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Iowa landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Tabor College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Hillsboro, Kansas, and it awarded 0 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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