by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Behavioral Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,169 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, behavioral science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,701 and had an average of $35,804 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,148 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular behavioral science programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s”.
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #1 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral science degrees to 543 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 252 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Teachers College at Columbia University Behavioral Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 67 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Washington University in St Louis Behavioral Science Report
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 64 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of Baltimore landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. UB is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 33 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s behavioral science degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rowan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 21 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 19 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at Eastern Washington University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 15 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 9 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Iowa landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 7 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Antioch University - New England came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Antioch University - New England is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Behavioral Science at Antioch University - New England
Colorado School of Mines came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brown University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Brown is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 4 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harvard University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s behavioral science students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Carroll University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 0 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Maryland University of Integrative Health ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. MUIH is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laurel, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Merced came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. UC Merced is a medium-sized school located in Merced, California that handed out 0 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of California - Merced Behavioral Science Report
Houston Baptist University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Emory University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Harding University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 0 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #22, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Science Major for a Master’s list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 17 masters’s behavioral science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Behavioral Science at California State University - Dominguez Hills
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