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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Schools

43 Colleges
$34,701 Avg Salary
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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Behavioral Science Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Behavioral Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the behavioral science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Behavioral Science at Purdue University Global Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for behavioral science students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best behavioral science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular behavioral science programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for behavioral science students. It came in at #7 on the list. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Baltimore Report

#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular behavioral science programs. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#10

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science 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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Behavioral Science by Region

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Far Western US
Southwest
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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 25 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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