Missouri contains seven schools that offer behavioral science programs. Washington University in St Louis, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in MO, has a total student population of 13,575 and is the 674th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 behavioral science schools in Missouri, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Louis University-Main Campus comes out as the most expensive ($31,255/yr), with Evangel University as the lowest recorded at only $15,984/yr.
Behavioral Science students from Missouri 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 Missouri alone, there are 60 employed industrialorganizational psychologists earning an average yearly salary of $108,350. Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors in this state earn $36,030/yr and there are 1,320 employed.
Also, within the behavioral science schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 4755 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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