If you plan on majoring in applied behavior analysis, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #155 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 62 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Applied Behavior Analysis Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,459 degrees in applied behavior analysis annually.
The applied behavior analysis program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Behavior Analysis rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Behavior Analysis School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Applied Behavior Analysis in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of applied behavior analysis degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Southern California is a great decision for students interested in a degree in applied behavior analysis. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in applied behavior analysis has to look into Florida Institute of Technology. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne. This school ranks 9th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 407 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at Florida Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in applied behavior analysis has to take a look at Pepperdine University. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 185 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent data year.
Vanderbilt University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in applied behavior analysis. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.More information about a degree in applied behavior analysis from Vanderbilt University
Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 732 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #68 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Simmons is a great university overall.
There were about 61 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent year we have data available.
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Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 45 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 174 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus in the most recent data year.
UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 227 applied behavior analysis students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The applied behavior analysis program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Applied Behavior Analysis rankings. For our Best Overall Applied Behavior Analysis School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
