2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in California

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In 2019-2020, 3,469 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 590 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 $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in California” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree behavioral sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in California

#1

Imperial Valley College

Imperial, California

#1 in overall quality

$1,111 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Sciences Schools for an Associate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Imperial Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. IVC is a public institution located in Imperial, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 136 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IVC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for Imperial Valley College is $1,111 for California Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students.

Full IVC 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 California that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the #2 spot on the list. American River is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 24 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

American River also made our “Best Behavioral Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $4,816 for California Associate Degree Behavioral Sciences students per year to attend American River College.

Read more about Behavioral Sciences at American River

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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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