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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
447 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great behavioral science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #1 spot on the list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 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 estimated yearly cost for California State University - Dominguez Hills is $4,215 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students with aid.

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%.

Full CSUDH Behavioral Science Report

#2

San Jose State University

San Jose, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.

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 estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $14,928 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Behavioral Science at San Jose State University

#3

University of Phoenix - California

Costa Mesa, California

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - 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.

UOPX - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - California is $12,664 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students with aid.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at UOPX - California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Arizona Global Campus is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 245 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAGC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $20,510 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students with aid per year to attend UAGC.

Read more about Behavioral Science at The University of Arizona Global Campus

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 9 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Behavioral Science students with aid.

Full CWU Behavioral Science Report

#6

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

George Fox University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. George Fox University is a small school located in Newberg, Oregon that handed out 39 bachelors’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students with aid list, GFU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GFU is $30,378 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students with aid.

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%.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at GFU

#7

California Baptist University

Riverside, California

California Baptist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Baptist is $24,707 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Cal Baptist

#8

Concordia University, Irvine

Irvine, California

Concordia University, Irvine landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Irvine, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s behavioral science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Irvine also took the #7 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Irvine is $26,143 for far western us region bachelor’s degree behavioral science students with aid.

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%.

Read more about Behavioral Science at Concordia University, Irvine

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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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