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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income Over $110k)

10 Ranked Colleges
853 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master's For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (Income Over $110k)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at UW Seattle

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 8 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, EWU has also earned the #9 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 EWU are $28,921.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at EWU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake also took the #6 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at UH Clear Lake

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. 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 more than $110k list, SFSU has also earned the #8 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 SFSU are $17,944.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at SFSU

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Kansas

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 63 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 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 UPenn are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania Behavioral Sciences Report

#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#10 in overall quality

University of Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UB also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Baltimore are $21,614, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at UB

#8

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Central Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, CWU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at CWU

#9

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, WUSTL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” 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 Washington University in St Louis

#10

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral sciences students whose families make more than $110k 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 University are $60,363.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Brown

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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