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2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
853 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 853 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

UPenn also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 61 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at WUSTL

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Brown has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Brown University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#5

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 8 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at EWU

#6 in overall quality

University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Behavioral Sciences Report

#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at SFSU

#8

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Central Washington University

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Full University of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Report

#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of Baltimore did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

UB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UB Behavioral Sciences Report

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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