2023 Best Behavioral Science Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
983
Degrees Awarded
$31,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science” 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 Southwest region, there were 983 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,145 and $36,655 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science”.
Top 3 Best Behavioral Science Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #1 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 60 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 465 of the 9,053 students enrolled at UH Clear Lake were GI Bill® students, of which 292 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,337. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Clear Lake offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 372 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 89,763 students enrolled at University of Phoenix - Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UOPX - Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Behavioral Science that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 371 ’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, San Jacinto College supports 31,110 students, and 862 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 635 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,772. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full San Jacinto College Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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