Behavioral Science at Imperial Valley College

If you plan to study behavioral science, take a look at what Imperial Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IVC is located in Imperial, California and has a total student population of 7,123.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Behavioral Science section at the bottom of this page.

IVC Behavioral Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Behavioral Science

IVC Behavioral Science Rankings

Behavioral Science Student Demographics at IVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the behavioral science majors at Imperial Valley College.

IVC Behavioral Science Associate’s Program

78% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of behavioral science associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in behavioral science only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at IVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

IVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in behavioral science graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Imperial Valley College with a associate's in behavioral science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	140
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Behavioral Science

Behavioral Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Imperial Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Sciences	143

Biological & Physical Science

Careers That Behavioral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Imperial Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Community and Social Service Specialists	13,290	$49,830
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Life Scientists	1,610	$108,880

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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