2023 Best Behavioral Science Schools
Finding the Best Behavioral Science School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,358 people earned a degree or certificate in behavioral science, making the major the #119 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Behavioral Science Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Behavioral Science Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Behavioral Science Colleges.
Top 10 Best Behavioral Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for behavioral science students. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for behavioral science students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for behavioral science students. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Behavioral Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.
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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best behavioral science programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for behavioral science students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for behavioral science students. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for behavioral science students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Behavioral Science Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Behavioral Science by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Behavioral Science
Behavioral Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 20 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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