2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 701 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 190 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, California

#1 in overall quality

$1,111 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Imperial Valley College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Imperial, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 136 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2019-2020.

IVC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Imperial Valley College is $1,111 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students with aid.

Full Imperial Valley College Behavioral Sciences Report

#2

American River College

Sacramento, California

#2 in overall quality

$4,816 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 24 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

American River also took the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American River College is $4,816 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students with aid.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at American River College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (With Aid)

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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