2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience

Behavioral Neurosciencemaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #749 out of the 1095 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for behavioral neuroscience students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 master's degrees in behavioral neuroscience during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The physiological psychology/psychobiology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for behavioral neuroscience, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for behavioral neuroscience.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Behavioral Neuroscience in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in behavioral neuroscience.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Students Working on Their Master's

1

Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY

26 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Teachers College at Columbia University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in New York.

There were approximately 26 behavioral neuroscience individuals who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in behavioral neuroscience from Teachers College at Columbia University

2

Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in behavioral neuroscience has to look into Wesleyan University. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 6 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at Wesleyan U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in behavioral neuroscience from Wesleyan University

3

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in behavioral neuroscience needs to check out The Graduate Center, CUNY. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in New York.

There were roughly 5 behavioral neuroscience individuals who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in behavioral neuroscience from The Graduate Center, CUNY

4

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in behavioral neuroscience. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. More information about a master’s in behavioral neuroscience from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

4

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

#2 Most Popular In CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in behavioral neuroscience. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. More information about a master’s in behavioral neuroscience from University of Connecticut

 

Behavioral Neuroscience by Region

View the Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience for a specific region near you.

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Behavioral Neuroscience Related Rankings by Major

Behavioral Neuroscience is one of 9 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Developmental & Child Psychology	601
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	436
Experimental Psychology	336
Social Psychology	46
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	38
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	33
Psychopharmacology	25
Comparative Psychology	13
Personality Psychology	6

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.