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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Behavioral Science Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Behavioral Science Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Behavioral Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the behavioral science master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the United States for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 86% of the behavioral science majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular behavioral science schools in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

Full Behavioral Science at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 82% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Washington University in St Louis

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

Full Behavioral Science at University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 90% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#6

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #6, University of Baltimore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in behavioral science at UB, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Full Behavioral Science at University of Baltimore Report

#7

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for behavioral science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in behavioral science at Yale, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

About 81% of the students majoring in behavioral science at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Behavioral Science at Rowan University Report

With a ranking of #9, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.

Of the 19 students majoring in behavioral science at EWU, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Behavioral Science at Eastern Washington University

With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in behavioral science at UNC Chapel Hill, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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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 28 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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