by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Behavioral Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 4,493 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , behavioral science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,601 and had an average of $35,746 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 behavioral science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in behavioral science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their behavioral science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree behavioral science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Integral Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s behavioral science students in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Behavioral Science at University of Kansas
Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 7 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.
University of Iowa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
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 1.2% 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%.
University of Maine landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 2 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Cornell University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s behavioral science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
With a ranking of #14, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 6 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Harvard University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees in 2021-2022.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, 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 96%.
University of Chicago landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
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 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #18, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. UD is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas Medical Branch did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. Galveston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - Merced ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Behavioral Science Major list. University of California - Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s behavioral science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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