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2023 Best Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools in California

2 Colleges
$43,596 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Behavioral Science Master's Degree School for You

With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, behavioral science is the #196 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top California Schools for a Master's in Behavioral Science

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco State University the best school in California for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at San Francisco State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Institute of Integral Studies is a great place for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at California Institute of Integral Studies

Best Behavioral Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Behavioral Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 83

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.

  • 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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