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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
447 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Behavioral Science is the 146th most popular major in the country with 3,469 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 701 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,729 and $33,914 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 447 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent behavioral science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the behavioral science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #1 spot on the list. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 19 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #2 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSUDH is $10,904 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at CSUDH

#2

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UOPX - California is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k list, UOPX - California has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

Full University of Phoenix - California Behavioral Science Report

#3

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend San Jose State University is $19,805 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full San Jose State Behavioral Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 245 students in 2019-2020.

UAGC also made our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Arizona Global Campus is $23,585 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full The University of Arizona Global Campus Behavioral Science Report

#5

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $31,671 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend George Fox University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full George Fox University Behavioral Science Report

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Central Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 9 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k list, CWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CWU is $20,133 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Behavioral Science at CWU

#7

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Concordia University, Irvine is a small school located in Irvine, California that handed out 16 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Concordia University, Irvine has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Irvine is $27,242 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full Concordia University, Irvine Behavioral Science Report

#8

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

California Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. California Baptist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Cal Baptist has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $26,285 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Cal Baptist.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 Science at Cal Baptist

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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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