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2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$35,237 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Behavioral Science is the #142 most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for behavioral science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for behavioral science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 20% of our Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value behavioral science schools in the United States. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Carnegie Mellon also is in the top 1% of our Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Iowa Report

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 10% of our Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree behavioral science programs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, WUSTL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CIIS are $22,188 a year.

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#10

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMaine are $29,490 a year.

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Behavioral Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 44 majors within the area of study, behavioral science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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.

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