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2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality
$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington University in St Louis Behavioral Sciences Report

#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality
$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Emory University Behavioral Sciences Report

#3

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality
$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Seattle Behavioral Sciences Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality
$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

#5

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, Colorado
#5 in overall quality
$23,915 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality
$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

KU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Kansas 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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