Behavioral Sciences programs in California
8 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Social and Community Service Managers in California earn a median of $83,210 a year across 33,510 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $58,770 | 16,250 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | $60,250 | 5,300 |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | $107,340 | 4,410 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $97,900 | 2,970 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $157,540 | 1,600 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of the Siskiyous Weed | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 161 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Shasta College Redding | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Behavioral Sciences — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.