2025 Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a bachelor's degree in behavioral science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 40 bachelor's degrees in behavioral science to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 - How many other behavioral science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 easy is it for behavioral science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Behavioral Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Behavioral Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Behavioral Science in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for behavioral science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Behavioral Science

1

Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Purdue University Global if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in behavioral science. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral science from Purdue University Global

2

Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN

10 Annual Graduates

$28,340 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Purdue University Northwest if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in behavioral science. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the behavioral science program report average early career wages of $28,340.

More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral science from Purdue University Northwest

Best Behavioral Science Colleges by State

Explore the best behavioral science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	14
Ohio	252	5
Illinois	241	9
Indiana	235	12
Wisconsin	213	44

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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	40

Majors Similar to Behavioral Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,306
International Studies	718
Data Science	631
Data Analytics	361
Sustainability Science	343
Interdisciplinary Studies	327
Mathematics & Computer Science	232
Cognitive Science	228
Nutrition Science	200
Biological & Physical Science	196

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.