This 36-credit program combines flexible online, predominately asynchronous learning with supervised clinical experience, preparing you to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and New York State Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA).

You'll apply evidence-based strategies in real-world settings and benefit from expert faculty committed to ethical, culturally responsive, and neuro-affirming behavior analysis.

Program Overview

Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis 

M.S.

Earn your M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis online and prepare to support individuals using behavior analysis across school, clinical, and community settings. This flexible program leads to BCBA and New York State licensure and equips you with the skills to implement evidence-based, compassionate interventions that make a real difference.
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Format

100% Online

How it Works

Tuition

$471 / credit

Tuition & Fees

Credits

36

Course Catalog

Next term starts

Fall 2027

Ready to Apply?

The deadline for the Fall 2027 term is July 10. How to Apply

Build the Skills to Transform Behavior and Lives

  • Apply behavior analysis to build meaningful skills
  • Conduct assessments and develop interventions to promote behavior change that enhances quality of life
  • Use research to drive evidence-based decisions 
  • Serve clients with compassion and cultural humility

 

For comprehensive information about our courses, please visit our course catalog.

Course Catalog

 

Change Lives With an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis 

This Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) degree online prepares you for meaningful careers that support individuals and families. Graduates often become: 

  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) 
  • Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) Behavior Analyst in schools or clinical settings 
  • Therapist in schools or clinical settings 
  • Behavioral Consultant or Supervisor 
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Support Positive Change Through Applied Behavior Analysis 

We're here to support you every step of the way, making your journey to an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis as smooth and rewarding as possible. Our dedicated advisors will help you stay on track, build clinical and analytical skills, and move closer to becoming a licensed behavior analyst ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. 

 

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Apply for the M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis 

Make sure you have all the admissions requirements and complete your application to be ready for our next term! 

How To Apply

Next start term

Fall 2027

Deadline to apply

July 10

Start your degree

as soon as September 6, 2027.

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Show Your Commitment to Neuro-Affirming Approaches

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Meet Your Professors

Our experienced faculty bring decades of real-world expertise in applied behavior analysis and clinical practice. They’re here to help you build the skills to assess behavior, design effective interventions, and apply Applied Behavior Analysis strategies with compassion, so you can support individuals and lead confidently in school, clinical, and community settings.

Dr. Lauren Lestremau Allen, Dr. Noor Syed, and Dr. Nidal Daou advance culturally responsive and neurodiversity-affirming approaches to ABA through scholarship, teaching, advocacy, and community-informed practice. Their work emphasizes dignity, autonomy, assent, cultural humility, participatory decision-making, and the meaningful inclusion of Autistic and Neurodivergent perspectives. Collectively, they prepare behavior analysts to recognize ableism and cultural bias, design individualized and socially valid supports, and collaborate respectfully with people, families, and communities. Their scholarship also addresses neuroinclusive higher education, cross-cultural understandings of autism, equitable access to supports, and systemic change within ABA and related settings.

All Faculty

Lauren Lestremau Allen, Ph.D., BCBA-D, NCSP, LBA, LP Photo

Lauren Lestremau Allen, Ph.D., BCBA-D, NCSP, LBA, LP

Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator
Noor Y. Syed, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA/LBS Photo

Noor Y. Syed, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA/LBS

Associate Professor
Nidal Daou, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA Photo

Nidal Daou, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA

Assistant Professor

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