Colorado contains eight schools that offer behavioral science programs. University of Denver, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in CO, has a total student population of 11,644 and is the 148th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 behavioral science schools in Colorado, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Denver comes out as the most expensive ($31,044/yr), with Metropolitan State College of Denver as the lowest recorded at only $11,829/yr.
Behavioral Science students from Colorado schools who go on to become behavioral scientists, psychiatrists, behavior scientists, child psychologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 78,470 people working as substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $40,420. Also, Industrialorganizational psychologists make on average $102,570 per year and there are about 1,710 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Colorado alone, there are employed industrialorganizational psychologists earning an average yearly salary of $106,150. Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in this state earn $34,150/yr and there are 1,090 employed.
Also, within the behavioral science schools in Colorado, the average student population is 3,182 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 2501 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,103 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,337, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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