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2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$26,511 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for behavioral science majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Behavioral Science

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value behavioral science schools in the United States. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value behavioral science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Texas Tech University

#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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

KU also claimed a spot on our Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Kansas Report

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each 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.

Full Behavioral Science at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Behavioral Science by Region

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Far Western US
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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Polimerek.

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