by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,169 people earned their degree in behavioral sciences, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,148 behavioral sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in behavioral sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in behavioral sciences.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree behavioral sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 543 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 252 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 28 schools in the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences 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. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 40 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Yale University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. 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 sciences degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Rowan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 21 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 19 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Kansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 15 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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San Francisco State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 11 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Central Washington University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Antioch University - New England came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Antioch University - New England is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keene, New Hampshire. It awarded 7 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
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Brown University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. Brown University is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 4 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.
California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. CIIS is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 2 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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Harvard University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s behavioral sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
With a ranking of #22, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of California - Merced landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Merced, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s behavioral sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 #22, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s list. CSUDH is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 17 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harding University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 0 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carroll University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 0 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Maryland University of Integrative Health did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Behavioral Sciences Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Laurel, Maryland, and it awarded 0 masters’s behavioral sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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