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2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$22,558 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,145 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Behavioral Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, behavioral science was ranked #119 in the country. In fact 1,358 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Behavioral Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for behavioral science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the behavioral science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Behavioral Science

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our analysis found Texas Tech University to be the best value school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Behavioral Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Texas Tech University

The excellent programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best behavioral science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Clear Lake are $20,994 a year.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Houston - Clear Lake

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 11
Oklahoma 0

More Behavioral Science Rankings in the Southwest Region

One of 36 majors within the area of study, behavioral science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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