Behavioral Sciences at Brown University

If you plan to study behavioral sciences, take a look at what Brown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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

Brown Behavioral Sciences Degrees Available

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

Brown Behavioral Sciences Rankings

The behavioral sciences major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Behavioral Sciences. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of behavioral sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical behavioral sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences.

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 Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of behavioral sciences master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in behavioral sciences 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 sciences.

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

Careers That Behavioral Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral sciences 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

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