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2023 Most Popular Behavioral Science Schools in the Southeast Region

19 Colleges
$32,579 Avg Salary
$46,616 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Behavioral Science School for You

Behavioral Science is the #142 most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Behavioral Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in the Southeast Region for behavioral science students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Full Behavioral Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#2

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for behavioral science students. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

The excellent programs at Glenville State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best behavioral science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Martin Methodist College is a great place for behavioral science students. Martin Methodist is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Pulaski.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Athens.

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#6

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Behavioral Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Full Behavioral Science at Emory University Report

#6

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

Columbia College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular behavioral science programs. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

The average amount in student loans that behavioral science majors at Columbia College South Carolina take out is $37,563.

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#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Full Behavioral Science at Clemson University Report

With a ranking of #9, Athens State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for behavioral science students. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school with a small student population.

Full Behavioral Science at Athens State University Report

Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for behavioral science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Behavioral Science at Trevecca Nazarene University Report

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral science colleges 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 19 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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