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2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$37,460 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,596 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, behavioral science was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 4,169 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Behavioral Science

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn 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 UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Pennsylvania

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value behavioral science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 per year.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #3 spot in our Best Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#3

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

UB graduate students pay an average of $22,100 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Baltimore Report

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 132
New York 284
Maryland 54
New Jersey 29
Delaware 0

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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