Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate (Online) Student Outcomes
This program began in Fall 2021 with first enrollment in Fall 2022.
Retention Rate
Students in the Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (Online) program are retained at high rates. The one-year retention rate for those entering the program was 75% (3/5) for Fall 2022 - 2024.
Methodology: Retention rate is calculated as the number of students who enrolled in a Fall term of one academic year and returned in the subsequent Fall term. Retention rate = (# retained in Fall 2025)/(# started in Fall 2024). When the program length is one year or less, the retained count includes those who were retained one-semester later (e.g., Spring 2025/Fall 2024) or graduated within one-year of starting the program (e.g., # Graduated between 9/1/24 and 8/31/25 divided by # starting in Fall 2024). This retention metrics tracks students who return to the same program version level (program and modality).
Graduation Rate and Time to Degree
The Graduate Certificate in ABA (Online) program length is 15 months. The 150% graduation rate for the most recent graduating cohort was 100% (4/4). The average time to degree for this cohort was 15 months.
Licensure
Certification and licensure are 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.
No alumni data is available at this time.
Job Placement
No alumni data is available at this time.
Salary
Alumni who graduated within five years (n = 2) reported a median salary range of $75K to $100K.1
Employment Settings
Alumni from the graduating class of 2024 reported working in the following settings1:
Academic Teaching – 50%
Home-based (e.g., client homes, residential group homes) – 50%
School District or School (Public)– 50%
Professional Memberships
Alumni from the most recent graduating class reported professional memberships with the ABAI – Association for Behavior Analysis International.1
Sources:
1 Alumni Surveys 2021 to 2025 (Combined Response Rate: 100%). Valid percentages are reported.