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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Behavioral Science Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Behavioral Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for behavioral science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 86% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Women make up 50% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular behavioral science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in behavioral science at Northwestern, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UTHealth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 44% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 9 students majoring in behavioral science at Teachers College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 83% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for behavioral science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Behavioral Science by Region

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New England
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Southwest
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 20 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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