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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
447 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Far Western US region, there were 701 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 447 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s 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 a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Carson, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSUDH is $4,215 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full CSUDH Behavioral Sciences Report

#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Jose State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State University is $14,928 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full San Jose State University Behavioral Sciences Report

#3

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - California also took the #5 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,664 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students with aid per year to attend UOPX - California.

Full UOPX - California Behavioral Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Arizona Global Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 245 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAGC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus is $20,510 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at The University of Arizona Global Campus

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 9 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Sciences students with aid.

Full CWU Behavioral Sciences Report

#6

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

George Fox University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid list, GFU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $30,378 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid per year to attend GFU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full GFU Behavioral Sciences Report

#7

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

California Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $24,707 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid per year to attend Cal Baptist.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Cal Baptist

#8

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California
#7 in overall quality

Concordia University, Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid list, Concordia University, Irvine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $26,143 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid per year to attend Concordia University, Irvine.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Concordia University, Irvine

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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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