2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Behavioral Science School for You
With 132 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, behavioral science is the #162 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Behavioral Science
Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for behavioral science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #3 for overall quality for behavioral science in Pennsylvania.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Behavioral Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Behavioral Science Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.
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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin and Marshall College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lancaster.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Franklin and Marshall are $63,406 a year.
Franklin and Marshall also claimed a spot on our Best Behavioral Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 284 |
| Maryland | 54 |
| New Jersey | 29 |
| Delaware | 0 |
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Behavioral Science Related Majors for Behavioral Science
Behavioral Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Behavioral Science
| 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.
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