2025 Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region
8Colleges in the Far Western US Region
685Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in behavioral sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #177 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 685 degrees in behavioral sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of behavioral sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for behavioral sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Behavioral Sciences 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 Sciences in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the behavioral sciences degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Behavioral Sciences
It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in behavioral sciences. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
The University of Arizona Global Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in behavioral sciences. Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #393 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAGC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 176 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in behavioral sciences needs to check out George Fox University. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg. A Best Colleges rank of #579 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GFU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in behavioral sciences has to check out Eastern Washington University. EWU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. This university ranks 16th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 16 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
IVC is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Imperial. This college ranks 100th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 161 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at IVC in the most recent data year.
Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #521 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Concordia University, Irvine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Irvine in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of San Dimas, LIFE Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 118th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 32 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at LIFE Bible College in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 116th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 21 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at American River in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
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 sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for behavioral sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
