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2026 Best Behavioral Sciences Schools in Connecticut

1 Colleges in the United States
48 Behavioral Sciences Degrees Awarded
$74,578 Avg Early-Career Salary

Behavioral Sciences degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their behavioral sciences programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for behavioral sciences students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Behavioral Sciences in Connecticut

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the behavioral sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Behavioral Sciences

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University tops our 2026 ranking of the best behavioral sciences schools. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Yale University graduates 96% of students within six years. There were roughly 48 behavioral sciences students who graduated with this degree at Yale University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their behavioral sciences degree from Yale University earn around $74,578 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $14,357. Get the full behavioral sciences details for Yale University

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

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