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 “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in California for a Doctorate” 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.
Across California, there were 570 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,812 and $32,369 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,525 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in California for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in California for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree behavioral science students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in California for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, 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 University of California - Merced. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in California for a Doctorate. University of California - Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
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 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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