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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
772 Degrees Awarded
$7,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,469 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 772 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great behavioral sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Imperial Valley College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. IVC is a public institution located in Imperial, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 136 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IVC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend IVC is $555 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Imperial Valley College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 312 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jacinto College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,232 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at San Jacinto College

#3

American River College

Sacramento, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

American River not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for American River is $4,334 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at American River

#4

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $7,729 for associate degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Glendale Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,601 for Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Behavioral Sciences Report

#6

Granite State College

Concord, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Granite State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. GSC is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

GSC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for GSC is $12,164 for Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at GSC

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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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