2025 Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools

a doctor's degree in behavioral science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #103 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of behavioral science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 doctor's degrees in behavioral science during the <nil> academic year.

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• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - The number of behavioral science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt behavioral science students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized behavioral science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for behavioral science students working on their doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Behavioral Science in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in behavioral science.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Behavioral Science

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

56 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in behavioral science needs to check out Washington University in St Louis. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in behavioral science from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in behavioral science has to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in behavioral science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Behavioral Science by Region

View the Best Behavioral Science Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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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	150

Most Popular Majors Related to Behavioral Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	196
Nutrition Science	178
Computational Science	91
Biological & Physical Science	83
Cognitive Science	76
Interdisciplinary Studies	71
Geography and Environmental Studies	52
Sustainability Science	50
Systems Theory	41
Cultural Studies & Analysis	29

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.