Washington contains eight schools that offer behavioral science programs. University of Washington-Seattle Campus, the highest-ranking behavioral science school in WA, has a total student population of 45,943 and is the 26th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 behavioral science schools in Washington, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Antioch University Seattle comes out as the most expensive ($27,635/yr), with University of Washington-Seattle Campus as the lowest recorded at only $8,906/yr.
Behavioral Science students from Washington 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 Washington, the average student population is 3,354 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from behavioral science, there are 3883 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,017 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,803, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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