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2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$17,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,880 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

Behavioral Science is the #119 most popular major in California with 570 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for behavioral science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for behavioral science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Behavioral Science

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Dominguez Hills the best value school in California for behavioral science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUDH are $7,060 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value behavioral science schools in California. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - California are $9,552 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, behavioral science graduates from UOPX - California carry an average student debtload of $44,243. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $144, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Life Pacific College

San Dimas, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Life Pacific College landed the # 5 spot on the list. LIFE Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of San Dimas.

LIFE Bible College undergraduate students pay an average of $18,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Life Pacific College

Concordia University, Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree behavioral science programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Irvine are $38,740 per year.

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Best Value Behavioral Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Behavioral Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 89
Oregon 20
Nevada 1
Hawaii 2

One of 44 majors within the area of study, behavioral science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Polimerek.

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