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2023 Best Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Behavioral Science Master'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 Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the behavioral science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #4 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 small city of Chapel Hill.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree behavioral science programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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 15 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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