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2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

3 Ranked Colleges
475 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Salary
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,469 people earned their degree in behavioral science, making the major the 146th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, behavioral science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,550 and had an average of $39,821 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,207 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,129 and $33,516 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 475 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in behavioral science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality behavioral science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The behavioral science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 312 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree behavioral science students whose families make $48-$75k list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,788 for southwest region associate degree behavioral science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

Full San Jacinto Community College Behavioral Science Report

#2

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 22 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $10,233 for southwest region associate degree behavioral science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Glendale Community College Behavioral Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 43 associates’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Behavioral Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $14,939 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Behavioral Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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