2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major
29
Ranked Colleges
825
Degrees Awarded
$26,100
Avg Cost*
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In 2021-2022, 4,493 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 825 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in behavioral sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree behavioral sciences students.
Top 29 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a small public school situated in Sisseton, South Dakota. It awarded 4 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Sisseton Wahpeton College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Lake Nation College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Red Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Red Lake Nation College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 371 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full San Jacinto College Behavioral Sciences Report
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Imperial Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. IVC is located in Imperial, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 161 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at IVC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Murray State College
Granite State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Granite State College is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 23 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Granite State College
With a ranking of #7, Clovis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Clovis Community College is a small public school situated in Clovis, New Mexico. It awarded 8 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Clovis Community College
Hill College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Hillsboro, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Hill College Behavioral Sciences Report
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Temple, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Temple College Behavioral Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Vincennes, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Vincennes University Behavioral Sciences Report
South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #11. South Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at South Mountain Community College
Loyola University Chicago ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 58 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Loyola Chicago Behavioral Sciences Report
With a ranking of #13, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Drury University - CCPS
Glendale Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 27 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Glendale Community College
American River College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full American River Behavioral Sciences Report
Chabot College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Chabot College is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 8 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Chabot College Behavioral Sciences Report
Richard Bland College of William and Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #17. RBC is a small public school situated in South Prince George, Virginia. It awarded 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at RBC
Lewis - Clark State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Lewis - Clark State College
Shasta College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Shasta College is a medium-sized school located in Redding, California that handed out 6 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Shasta College
With a ranking of #20, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Campbell University is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 15 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Campbell University
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UOPX - Arizona Behavioral Sciences Report
With a ranking of #22, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s behavioral sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Moorpark College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #23. Moorpark College is a public institution located in Moorpark, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Moorpark College
MiraCosta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Oceanside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full MiraCosta College Behavioral Sciences Report
Lynn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Lynn University
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University
Naugatuck Valley Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Santa Fe Community College is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Sciences at SFCC
Mohave Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Behavioral Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Kingman, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Sciences at Mohave Community College
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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