2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 246 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Behavioral Sciences Schools

The behavioral sciences 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 “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our 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.

Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Washington University in St Louis 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at WUSTL

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full KU Behavioral Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Polimerek.

Featured Psychology Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >