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About Behavioral Sciences

A program with a combined or undifferentiated focus on the social sciences, psychology, and biomedical sciences to study complex problems of human individual and social growth and behavior.

For all the 3,905 degrees granted in Behavioral Sciences per year, the majority of them are Masters degree. Out of the 824 students earning degrees at the Associates degree level across the US, 22% percent identify as men and 78% percent identify as women. While students at schools all over the country study Behavioral Sciences, Texas has the most graduates. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Behavioral Sciences is $35,800.

Popularity of Behavioral Sciences Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Behavioral Sciences degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

For Behavioral Sciences majors, some of the most in demand jobs include Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, Social and Community Service Managers and Social Science Research Assistants. Not only that, Behavioral Sciences graduates may land a top paying job, such as Social and Community Service Managers or Social Science Research Assistants.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Behavioral Sciences majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Behavioral Sciences majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
824
Female Students
639 (77%)
Male Students
185 (22%)
Hispanic or Latino (469, 57%)
White (219, 27%)
Black or African American (63, 8%)
Two or more races (17, 2%)
Asian (16, 2%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (16, 2%)
U.S. Nonresident (14, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (7, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (3, <1%)

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