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2025 Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in California

5 Colleges in California
558 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #177 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of behavioral sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 558 degrees in behavioral sciences annually.

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Choosing a Great Behavioral Sciences School

Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in California Your choice of behavioral sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Behavioral Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Behavioral Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Behavioral Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Behavioral Sciences
Master's Degrees in Behavioral Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Behavioral Sciences in California

The schools below may not offer all types of behavioral sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Behavioral Sciences

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
176 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded

The University of Arizona Global Campus is one of the finest 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 schools 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.

More information about a degree in behavioral sciences from The University of Arizona Global Campus

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
161 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in behavioral sciences has to check out Imperial Valley College. IVC is a medium-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 approximately 161 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at IVC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in behavioral sciences from Imperial Valley College

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

Concordia University, Irvine is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in behavioral sciences. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #521 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Irvine is a great university overall.

There were about 18 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Life Pacific College
San Dimas, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
32 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded

Life Pacific College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in behavioral sciences. Located in the large suburb of San Dimas, LIFE Bible College is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 year we have data available.

More information about a degree in behavioral sciences from Life Pacific College

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American River College
Sacramento, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

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 about 21 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at American River in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Behavioral Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 78
Oregon 587 20
Nevada 354 1
Hawaii 267 2

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Behavioral Sciences is one of 0 different types of Behavioral Science programs to choose from.

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