2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region

Behavioral Science isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #138 in popularity out of 326 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 61 master's degrees in behavioral science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Behavioral Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in behavioral science matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of behavioral science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for behavioral science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Behavioral Science in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in behavioral science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Behavioral Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in behavioral science. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral science in Washington.

There were roughly 42 behavioral science individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in behavioral science from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In WA

#2 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Washington University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in behavioral science. EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral science in Washington. More information about a master’s in behavioral science from Eastern Washington University

3

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in behavioral science has to look into San Francisco State University. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral science in California.

There were approximately 6 behavioral science individuals who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in behavioral science from San Francisco State University

4

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In WA

#3 Best Quality In WA

Central Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in behavioral science. CWU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral science in Washington.

There were roughly 5 behavioral science individuals who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in behavioral science from Central Washington University

5

California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA

#2 Most Popular In CA

Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in behavioral science from California State University - Dominguez Hills

5

University of California - Merced
Merced, CA

#2 Most Popular In CA

UC Merced is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Merced. More information about a master’s in behavioral science from University of California - Merced

 

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular behavioral science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	6
Washington	184	57

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Rankings in Majors Related to Behavioral Science

Behavioral Science is one of 44 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Behavioral Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	224
Nutrition Science	173
Sustainability Science	171
Gerontology	156
Dispute Resolution	145
International Studies	101
Human Computer Interaction	88
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	79
Museum Studies	76
Biological & Physical Science	68

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.