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2023 Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best behavioral science schools in the United States. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Behavioral Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

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Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
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Nutrition Science 1,496
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).
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