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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southeast Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in the Southeast Region for behavioral science students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

About 79% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 2 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

About 83% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Behavioral Science at Emory University Report

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 33
Virginia 1
North Carolina 557
Florida 0
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 6
Louisiana 0
Arkansas 0
Alabama 6
West Virginia 17

Behavioral Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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