2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for behavioral science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Behavioral Science
Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their graduate certificate. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for behavioral science students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, KU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.
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Majors Related to Behavioral Science
One of 44 majors within the area of study, behavioral science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Behavioral Science
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 5 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).
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