2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Behavioral Science Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.
Top 10 Best Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 a year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UPenn also did well on our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon graduate students pay an average of $47,347 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Carnegie Mellon is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Yale University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree behavioral science programs. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Yale is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list.
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Eastern Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at EWU are $28,965 per year.
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University of Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for behavioral science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UB are $22,100 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.
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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 15 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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