2024 Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a bachelor's degree in behavioral science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 bachelor's degrees in behavioral science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on behavioral science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other behavioral science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for behavioral science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized behavioral science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Behavioral Science Schools

The behavioral science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Behavioral Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for behavioral science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Behavioral Science

1

Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA

36 Annual Graduates

$19,000 Median Student Debt

Franklin and Marshall College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in behavioral science. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Lancaster.More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral science from Franklin and Marshall College

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

21 Annual Graduates

$17,641 Median Starting Salary

$12,375 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in behavioral science needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the behavioral science program state that they receive average early career income of $17,641.

More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral science from Johns Hopkins University

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	12
Pennsylvania	274	63
Maryland	207	21
New Jersey	193	8

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Behavioral Science Related Rankings by Major

Behavioral Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Behavioral Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Behavioral Sciences	104

Majors Similar to Behavioral Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,949
Human Biology	753
Interdisciplinary Studies	708
Biological & Physical Science	683
Nutrition Science	462
International Studies	452
Science, Technology & Society	404
Cognitive Science	299
Natural Sciences	217
Sustainability Science	199

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Polimerek. More about our data sources and methodologies.