Kentucky contains eleven schools that offer behavioral science programs. Midway College, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in KY, has a total student population of 1,392 and is the 327th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 11 behavioral science schools in Kentucky, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Louisville Campus comes out as the most expensive ($24,363/yr), with Morehead State University as the lowest recorded at only $8,053/yr.
Behavioral Science students from Kentucky 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.
Also, within the behavioral science schools in Kentucky, the average student population is 2,555 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 2859 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,477 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,117, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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