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Behavioral Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

Behavioral Sciences at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

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.

UPenn Behavioral Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences

UPenn Behavioral Sciences Rankings

Behavioral Sciences Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Behavioral Sciences Master’s Program

72% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of behavioral sciences master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in behavioral sciences each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 44
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,230 $50,810
Social Scientists 550 $83,400
Psychologists 460 $87,940
Life Scientists 160 $74,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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