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2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
853 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 853 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree behavioral science students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Behavioral Science at UPenn

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 8 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921.

Read more about Behavioral Science at EWU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Clear Lake are $19,216.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Behavioral Science Report

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at San Francisco State University

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree behavioral science students with aid list, WUSTL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

Full WUSTL Behavioral Science Report

#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Baltimore did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UB is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 31 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

UB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UB are $21,614, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UB Behavioral Science Report

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at KU

#9

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #9, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Science at Brown University

#10

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Central Washington University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 5 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Behavioral Science at Central Washington University

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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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