Behavioral Neuroscience Programs

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Behavioral neuroscience is a subspecialty of psychology that looks at the developing behaviors of human beings from a biological perspective. It deals in neurotransmitters, nerve density, brain circuitry and other biological factors in an attempt to build evidence based practice for how people behave.

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Walden University

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BS in Psychology - Graduate School Prep

Southern New Hampshire University

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BA in Psychology/Child & Adolescent Development (Online)

Behavioral neuroscience truly seeks to make a science out of psychology. It commonly uses animal experimentation as a means to that end, particularly rats and mice, which show similarities in brain function, though not to the level of complexity the human brain possesses.

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Capella University

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MS in General Psychology (Online)
MS in Child and Adolescent Development

Post University

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BA in Psychology (Online)

Behavioral Neuroscience Methods of Operation

As a behavioral neuroscientist, you will spend less time in front of the subject and more time studying brain wave patterns in certain experimental conditions. As aforementioned, these professionals typically run experiments on animals, so there is some inference involved regarding what the experiments say about human pathology.

Working in this field means you will have to be grounded enough to understand the brain science behind your subjects, but it also means that you will need to be creative and behaviorally minded enough to understand human behavior and to develop experiments that will ultimately grow the collective knowledge about what is known regarding human behaviors.

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Kaplan University

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BS Psychology (Online)

Northcentral University

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MA in Health Psychology (Online)

Careers in Behavioral Neuroscience

One of the biggest employers of the behavioral neuroscientist is the health care industry, particularly relating to prescription drug development. Drug companies that specialize in these kinds of treatments rely on the research and developments that behavioral neuroscientists can provide.

It is also not uncommon for behavioral neuroscientists to work directly inside the medical community at hospitals and rehabilitation clinics. Salaries for these types of psychology professionals are very competitive, running anywhere from the low $80,000 range to six figures, making it one of the more lucrative subspecialties.

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Chicago School of Professional Psychology

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MA in Applied Forensic Psychology (Online)

Behavioral Neuroscience Degree Training

Behavioral neuroscience degree training relies heavily on biology classes, particularly those focusing on the brain. However, they are not confined to this area. As a student of the field, you will also be expected to know much about clinical psychology and human behavior.

For licensing, you will need a doctorate degree at the very least. Your state may also require passage of a licensing exam and supervised field training experience.

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American University

Washington, DC

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Arizona State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Animal Cognition and Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Marriage and Family Counseling, Neuroscience, Quantitative Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, CACREP, NASP

Barnard College

New York, NY

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Quantitative Psychology, School Psychology, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, General Psychology, Neuroscience, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Centre College

Danville, KY

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Career Counseling, Cognitive Psychology, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP, APA

Connecticut College

New London, CT

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Doctorate Degree

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York, NY

Specialties: Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Forensic Psychology, General Psychology, Human Factors, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Earlham College

Richmond, IN

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Community Psychology, General Psychology, Human Services, Marriage and Family Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: CACREP

Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham

Madison, NJ

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Fayetteville State University - Offers Online Programs

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology, Sports Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science, Community Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavioral Science, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Experimental Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Mental Health Counseling
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Holy Names University

Oakland, CA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Specialties: Animal Cognition and Learning, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Education and Supervision, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Development, Human Factors, Human Services, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, Social-Personality Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: COAMFTE

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Counseling Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Human Services, International Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Certificate, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience
Degree Types: Doctorate Degree

Messiah College

Grantham, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, School Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Child Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree

Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology, Human Services
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Counseling Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Educational Psychology, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Mount Union College

Alliance, OH

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, NE

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, School Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA, NCATE, NASP, CACREP

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, General Psychology, Human Development, Personality Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Oglethorpe University

Atlanta, GA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Ohio State University-Lima Campus

Lima, OH

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia, PA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Quantitative Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, General Psychology, Health Psychology, Neuroscience, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Doctorate Degree

San Diego State University-Imperial Valley Campus

Calexico, CA

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Degree Types: Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, General Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Specialties: Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, General Psychology, Social Psychology
Degree Types: Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, Doctorate Degree
Accreditation: APA