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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Behavioral Science is the #119 most popular major in the country with 1,358 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Behavioral Science program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the most popular school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 78% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular behavioral science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular behavioral science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 33% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 272
Pennsylvania 69
Maryland 33
New Jersey 21
Delaware 0

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 5 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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