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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in behavioral science at Harvard, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular behavioral science schools in the United States. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

About 94% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular behavioral science schools in the United States. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 88% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for behavioral science students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate behavioral science programs. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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University of North Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Behavioral Science by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
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 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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