Behavioral Science at Brown University

If you are interested in studying behavioral science, you may want to check out the program at Brown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Behavioral Science section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Behavioral Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science
• Master’s Degree in Behavioral Science

Brown Behavioral Science Rankings

The behavioral science major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Behavioral Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Behavioral Science Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the behavioral science majors at Brown University.

Brown Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of behavioral science bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical behavioral science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in behavioral science at Brown are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's in behavioral science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brown Behavioral Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of behavioral science master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in behavioral science each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in behavioral science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Behavioral Science

If you plan to be a behavioral science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Sciences	22

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Historic Preservation
• Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Behavioral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Community and Social Service Specialists	240	$57,230
Life Scientists	100	$60,800
Psychologists	90	$73,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.