by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 983 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,145 and $36,655 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in behavioral science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region behavioral science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 372 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Behavioral Science at University of Phoenix - Arizona
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 371 degrees to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Behavioral Science at San Jacinto Community College
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s behavioral science degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 Glendale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 69 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Clovis Community College is a small public school situated in Clovis, New Mexico. It awarded 20 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Murray State College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Murray State College is a small school located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma that handed out 18 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Hill College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Hill College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Texas that handed out 17 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 28 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at South Mountain Community College
With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Behavioral Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
East Texas Baptist University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Texas Baptist University is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 6 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Texas Baptist University Behavioral Science Report
University of Phoenix - Texas came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Phoenix - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Phoenix - Texas
New Mexico Highlands University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at New Mexico Highlands University
With a ranking of #13, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Medical Branch landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTMB Galveston is a small public school situated in Galveston, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is a small public school situated in Kingman, Arizona. It awarded 0 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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