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2026 Highest Paid Behavioral Science Grads in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Behavioral Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/behavioral-science/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. A top-earning program sends graduates into careers with strong starting pay.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where behavioral science graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Behavioral Science Grads in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Highest Paid Behavioral Science Grads in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you want to know which schools send behavioral science graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Behavioral Science Graduates

1

University Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

$82,577 Average Early-Career Salary

Leading the list is University Of Pennsylvania, our #1 for behavioral science graduate salaries in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the city of Philadelphia, University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution. Behavioral Science graduates of University Of Pennsylvania earn a median of about $82,577 a year early in their careers.

2

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

$68,802 Average Early-Career Salary

Rowan University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying behavioral science schools. Set in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan University is a public institution. Students who complete the behavioral science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $68,802.

3

Franklin And Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

$38,391 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Franklin And Marshall College one of the highest-paying schools for behavioral science. Franklin And Marshall College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lancaster. Students who complete the behavioral science program here go on to a median salary of roughly $38,391.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries behavioral science graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.