Behavioral Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Every behavioral sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the behavioral sciences program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Behavioral Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Behavioral Sciences Rankings

The behavioral sciences major at UNC Chapel Hill 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in behavioral sciences, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Behavioral Sciences Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the behavioral sciences majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of behavioral sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences at UNC Chapel Hill 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in behavioral sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	271
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

UNC Chapel Hill Behavioral Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of behavioral sciences master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a behavioral sciences master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in behavioral sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Community and Social Service Specialists	2,840	$42,010
Social Scientists	1,130	$73,420
Life Scientists	180	$95,370

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 Marchmain05 under License

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