2024 Best Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in behavioral sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #133 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for behavioral sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 89 master's degrees in behavioral sciences to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on behavioral sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other behavioral sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized behavioral sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for behavioral sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Behavioral Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Behavioral Sciences in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in behavioral sciences.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Behavioral Sciences

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in behavioral sciences. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in behavioral sciences from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in behavioral sciences. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in behavioral sciences from University of Kansas

Best Behavioral Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	67
Iowa	298	7
Kansas	254	15

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Behavioral Sciences Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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