2025 Best Behavioral Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
685Behavioral Science Degrees Awarded
$43,095Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in behavioral science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #141 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for behavioral science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 685 degrees in behavioral science to qualified students.
Your choice of behavioral science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Behavioral Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Behavioral Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of behavioral science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Behavioral Science
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in behavioral science. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 64 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the behavioral science degree program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus get $24,952 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It's difficult to beat The University of Arizona Global Campus if you want to pursue a degree in behavioral science. UAGC is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #393 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAGC is a great university overall.
There were about 176 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the behavioral science program report average early career earnings of $37,661.
It's hard to beat George Fox University if you wish to pursue a degree in behavioral science. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #579 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GFU is a great university overall.
There were about 33 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year. After graduating, behavioral science degree recipients generally earn around $34,613 at the beginning of their careers.
Eastern Washington University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in behavioral science. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 16 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Imperial, IVC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 100th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 161 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at IVC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #521 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Irvine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Irvine in the most recent data year. After graduation, behavioral science degree recipients typically earn around $31,899 in their early careers.
LIFE Bible College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of San Dimas. This college ranks 118th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 32 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at LIFE Bible College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the behavioral science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $29,830.
American River is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Sacramento. This college ranks 116th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 21 behavioral science students who graduated with this degree at American River in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of behavioral science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Behavioral Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
