Applied Behavior Analysis MA (Online) Student Outcomes

This program began in Fall 2021.

Retention Rate

Students in the Master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis (Online) program are retained at high rates. The one-year retention rate for those entering the program in Fall 2021 was 75% (3/4) and 81% (13/16) for Fall 2022.

Methodology: Retention rate is calculated as new students who enrolled in a Fall term of one academic year and came back the subsequent Fall term, e.g. retention rate = (# retained in Fall 2023)/(# started in Fall 2022). When the program length is one year or less, the retained count includes those who were retained one-semester later (e.g., Spring 2023/Fall 2022) or graduated within one-year of starting the program (e.g., # Graduated between 9/1/22 and 8/31/23 divided by # starting in Fall 2022). This retention metrics tracks students who return to the same program version level (program and modality).

Graduation Rate and Time to Degree

The Master’s in ABA (Online) program length is two years. The 150% graduation rate for the most recent graduating cohort cannot be calculated. The 100% graduation rate for the most recent graduating cohort (22-23) was 80% (4/5). The average time to degree for this cohort was 23 months.

Methodology: Those starting in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 were the most recent graduating cohorts who would complete their degree within 100% of time. Time to degree in months is calculated by subtracting the start date of the student from the date the degree was completed or conferred and reported in average months. 100% Graduation rate is calculated for full-time and part-time students combined; The 100% graduation rate is calculated by taking students who enrolled in Fall and Spring terms of one academic year (starting cohort) and graduated within 100% of the program length, e.g., 2 years, divided by the number in the starting cohort. Those graduating within 150% of time, or 3 years, will be calculated in 2023-2024.

Licensure

Certification and Licensure is not required to work as a Behavior Analyst.

The Board Certified Behavioral Analysis (BCBA and BCBA-D) exam in Massachusetts is taken after students receive their Master’s degree. Graduates of the Master’s program have up to five years to complete the exam after graduating.