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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Behavior Analysis (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
396 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,413 people earned their degree in applied behavior analysis, making the major the 221st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 396 applied behavior analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in applied behavior analysis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied behavior analysis 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 applied behavior analysis program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Behavior Analysis (With Aid)

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Behavior Analysis students with aid.

Read more about Applied Behavior Analysis at Ball State University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $15,086 for bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid per year to attend UNT.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UNT Applied Behavior Analysis Report

#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Behavior Analysis students with aid.

Full Western Michigan University Applied Behavior Analysis Report

#4

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid list, Salem State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,399 for bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid per year to attend Salem State University.

Read full report on Applied Behavior Analysis at Salem State University

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

CMU CLAS also made our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $21,082 for bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid per year to attend Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

Read full report on Applied Behavior Analysis at Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

#6

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. St. Joe’s is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Joe’s, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Joe’s is $33,375 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Behavior Analysis students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Applied Behavior Analysis at Saint Joseph’s University

#7

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Florida Institute of Technology is located in Melbourne, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees to qualified students.

Florida Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Tech is $31,097 for bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid.

Read full report on Applied Behavior Analysis at Florida Institute of Technology

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#10 in overall quality

New England College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NEC is $29,082 for bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid.

Read more about Applied Behavior Analysis at New England College

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied behavior analysis students in 2019-2020.

CMU CGES did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is $15,196 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Behavior Analysis students with aid.

Read full report on Applied Behavior Analysis at CMU CGES

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Applied Behavior Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moraga, California. It awarded 6 bachelors’s applied behavior analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree applied behavior analysis students with aid list, SMC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Applied Behavior Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $34,392 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Behavior Analysis students with aid per year to attend Saint Mary’s College of California.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Saint Mary’s College of California Applied Behavior Analysis Report

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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