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2024 Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
499 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #177 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 499 degrees in behavioral sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Behavioral Sciences School

Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The behavioral sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Behavioral Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Behavioral Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Behavioral Sciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Behavioral Sciences
Master's Degrees in Behavioral Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Behavioral Sciences

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Behavioral Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of behavioral sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Behavioral Sciences

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
64 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in behavioral sciences needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in behavioral sciences from University of Pennsylvania

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in behavioral sciences. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were about 5 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
71.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in behavioral sciences has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
36 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded

Franklin and Marshall College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in behavioral sciences. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lancaster. This college ranks 34th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 36 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Franklin and Marshall in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD

Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were about 21 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in behavioral sciences from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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YCP is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of York. This college ranks 51st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in behavioral sciences from York College of Pennsylvania

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
33 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded

UB is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 24th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 33 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at UB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Behavioral Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 280
Pennsylvania 978 132
Maryland 618 54
New Jersey 614 29
Delaware 345 0

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