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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for behavioral science majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Behavioral Science at Purdue University Global Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 252 students majoring in behavioral science at Teachers College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 67 students majoring in behavioral science at WUSTL, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Washington University in St Louis

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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

Of the 64 students majoring in behavioral science at UPenn, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in behavioral science at UW Seattle, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#6

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 79% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree behavioral science programs. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Women make up 90% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

Full Behavioral Science at Yale University Report

#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in behavioral science at Rowan, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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

Women make up 84% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 82% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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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 28 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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