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Behavioral Science Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains twelve schools that offer behavioral science programs. Harvard University, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in MA, has a total student population of 27,651 and is the highest ranked school in America.

Of the 12 behavioral science schools in Massachusetts, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Simmons College comes out as the most expensive ($34,498/yr), with University of Massachusetts-Boston as the lowest recorded at only $11,506/yr.

Behavioral Science students from Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts alone, there are 220 employed industrialorganizational psychologists earning an average yearly salary of $87,500. Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in this state earn $42,750/yr and there are 2,090 employed.

Also, within the behavioral science schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Behavioral Science Programs in Massachusetts

Simmons College

Behavioral Sciences

Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Atlantic Union College

Behavioral Sciences

Levels offered: Bachelors

Massachusetts Interesting Facts

552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
"Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

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