2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Behavioral Sciences is the 177th most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 983 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular behavioral sciences programs in the United States.
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Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree behavioral sciences students.
Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Sciences in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. The University of Texas Medical Branch is located in Galveston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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
- *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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