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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 682 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,513 and $37,196 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 391 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular behavioral science programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 52 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 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Life Pacific College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in San Dimas, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 23 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. George Fox University is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 20 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full California Baptist University Behavioral Science Report
California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and 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%.
Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Behavioral Science Report
University of Phoenix - California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 6 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, University of La Verne did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees 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%.
Chaminade University of Honolulu came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Chaminade University of Honolulu
University of Phoenix - Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Whitman College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Whitman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 0 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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