Minnesota contains nine schools that offer behavioral science programs. The College of Saint Scholastica, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in MN, has a total student population of 3,746 and is the 219th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 behavioral science schools in Minnesota, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Argosy University-Twin Cities comes out as the most expensive ($24,850/yr), with Minnesota State University-Mankato as the lowest recorded at only $10,396/yr.
Behavioral Science students from Minnesota 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 Minnesota alone, there are employed industrialorganizational psychologists earning an average yearly salary of $118,110. Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in this state earn $43,630/yr and there are 1,750 employed.
Also, within the behavioral science schools in Minnesota, the average student population is 3,459 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 5327 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,013 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,006, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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