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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in behavioral science at Fitchburg State, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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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 graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate behavioral science programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate behavioral science programs. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate behavioral science programs. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Behavioral Science at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Texas Tech University

#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Far Western US
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Great Lakes

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.

  • 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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