Maryland contains four schools that offer behavioral science programs. Johns Hopkins University, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in MD, has a total student population of 20,383 and is the 19th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 4 behavioral science schools in Maryland, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Maryland Campus comes out as the most expensive ($26,492/yr), with Towson University as the lowest recorded at only $12,044/yr.
Behavioral Science students from Maryland 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 Maryland alone, there are 90 employed industrialorganizational psychologists earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in this state earn $40,840/yr and there are 1,960 employed.
Also, within the behavioral science schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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