2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Science in the Plains States 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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for behavioral science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in behavioral science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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 Plains States 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

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

61 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in behavioral science has to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral science in Missouri. More information about a master’s in behavioral science from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

University of Kansas is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in behavioral science. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very 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 Kansas. More information about a master’s in behavioral science from University of Kansas

 

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular behavioral science schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	53
Kansas	144	7

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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	227
Nutrition Science	82
Human Computer Interaction	77
Sustainability Science	58
Gerontology	38
International Studies	38
Data Analytics	28
Historic Preservation	18
Interdisciplinary Studies	15
Dispute Resolution	15

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.