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2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
447 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region 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 a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Behavioral Sciences is the 184th most popular major in the country with 3,469 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 701 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 447 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent behavioral sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSUDH is $2,455 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Behavioral Sciences Report

#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#4 in overall quality

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 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State University is $10,940 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at San Jose State

#3

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #3 spot on the list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 25 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UOPX - California has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - California is $12,680 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Phoenix - California Behavioral Sciences Report

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $9,875 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at CWU

#5

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

GFU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for George Fox University is $22,955 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at George Fox University

#3 in overall quality

The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. UAGC is a large private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 245 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $20,283 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus.

Full UAGC Behavioral Sciences Report

#7

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 10 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Cal Baptist is $20,277 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at California Baptist University

#8

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California
#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Concordia University, Irvine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Irvine is $21,837 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Concordia University, Irvine

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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).
  • 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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