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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$37,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Behavioral Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 6 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Washington University in St Louis

#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Emory University

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree behavioral sciences students with aid list, KU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Full University of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Full Carnegie Mellon University 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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