RBT Training Pass Rates Range From 8% to 100%, BACB Data Show
More than 109,000 candidates took the RBT exam for the first time in 2025—and roughly one in four did not pass. Four companies trained over half of all first-time exam candidates, but…
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The labor market for the people who actually deliver ABA. RBT turnover near 65% annually, BCBA demand still outrunning supply, and a growing shift from W-2 to 1099 contracting. Plus BACB 6th Edition certification, burnout, and compensation benchmarks. Pairs with business and clinical practice.
ABA Non-Competes Now Turn on State Law, Not the FTC
The federal rule that might have voided non-competes is gone. Most of the new state laws shielding workers cover physicians and nurses, not the roughly one in three BCBAs who report a…
OBM Experience Pitches a Fix for BCBA Burnout
Past OBM Network president Adam Ventura and Mellanie Page, founder of The ABA Collective, are using a two-day virtual event this month to argue that the science behavior analysts use on clients…
Brock’s Koudys Wins APBA Award for International Practice Advancement
The associate professor is the third faculty member from Brock’s Applied Disability Studies department to receive an APBA award since 2022. She also serves as International Representative on the BACB Board of…
A New Pipeline for ABA: Universities Launch ABAI-Accredited Bachelor’s Degrees to Meet Demand
Employers posted more than 132,000 jobs requiring BCBA certification in 2025, up 28% in a year. The BACB’s 2032 pathway transition will route every future candidate through ABAI- or APBA-accredited programs, turning…
BCBA Workforce Crisis Deepens Amid Supervisor Shortage
With 2,000 hours of required fieldwork, the lack of qualified supervisors threatens the future of aspiring BCBAs.
New RBT Standards Took Effect in January 2026. The Question for ABA Providers Is Who Bears the Cost.
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s updated RBT requirements-a new 40-hour training curriculum, biennial renewal cycles, 12 hours of professional development units, and increased fees-are now in effect. For an industry already managing…
Mary Baldwin University MS in ABA: $495 Per Credit, ABAI-Verified, and a Two-Year Virginia Program That Earns Its Place in the Value Tier
Mary Baldwin University’s MS in Applied Behavior Analysis sits in a distinctive market position: ABAI-verified at $495 per credit hour, 37 credits to completion, and a two-year timeline from a private Virginia…
University of Missouri-St. Louis MS in ABA: The Accessibility Play – Low Cost, High Admission Rate, and a Research University Credential
The University of Missouri–St. Louis MS in Applied Behavior Analysis is positioned as one of the least expensive and most accessible graduate ABA programs available — a combination that is rarer than…
Bay Path University MS in ABA: Four Concentrations, BACB 2027 Fieldwork Alignment, and a Program Built for Where the Field Is Going
Bay Path University’s MS in Applied Behavior Analysis offers four distinct concentration tracks — Autism Spectrum Disorders, Applied Verbal Behavior, Trauma-Informed Practice, and Supervision and OBM — and has aligned its fieldwork…
Wayne State University MS in ABA: Five Semesters, Fieldwork Woven In, and a Discussion-Based Design That Changes How Students Learn
Wayne State University’s MS in Applied Behavior Analysis is built on a structure that most online programs do not attempt: a discussion-based pedagogy, a cohort model, fieldwork integrated throughout the five-semester curriculum…
University of South Florida MA in ABA: The Cohort Model, Small Classes, and Why Faculty Access Matters
The University of South Florida’s MA in Applied Behavior Analysis is built around a cohort enrollment model with small class sizes and a deliberate emphasis on faculty-student engagement. In a market where…
Purdue University Global MS in ABA: $420 Per Credit, ABAI-Verified, and One Year to Finish
Purdue University Global’s MS in Applied Behavior Analysis pairs one of the lowest per-credit tuition rates among ABAI-verified programs with an average completion time of one year and the Purdue name —…
Arizona State University MA in Special Education with ABA Concentration: The Scale Play – and What It Costs
Arizona State University’s online MA in Special Education with an ABA concentration offers BACB Pathway 2 eligibility, a 10-course structure, and public university tuition in one of the most recognized online graduate…
Drexel University MS in ABA: Quarter Terms, ABAI Verification, and Two Specializations That Go Beyond the Standard Curriculum
Drexel University’s online MS in Applied Behavior Analysis is structured around a quarter-term calendar that compresses the academic year into four 10-week sessions - a format that accelerates content delivery and suits…
University of Oregon MS in ABA: The Program That Made Culturally Responsive Practice a Curriculum Requirement
The University of Oregon's MS in Applied Behavior Analysis is the only program in this field that has built culturally responsive practice and the preparation of clinicians for racially and ethnically minoritized…
Simmons Online MS Posts 78% First-Attempt BCBA Pass Rate in 2024, 24 Points Above National Average
The Boston university's 20-month online Master of Science in Behavior Analysis — ABAI-accredited through 2030 — reports a 2024 first-attempt rate of 78% against a national first-attempt average of 54%.
Pepperdine University MS in ABA: ABAI-Verified, No GRE, and Done in as Few as 12 Months
Pepperdine University's online MS in Applied Behavior Analysis combines a nationally recognized private university brand with one of the most accelerated timelines in the field. ABAI program verification, no GRE requirement, and…
Northeastern University MS in ABA: One of the Oldest Programs in the Country – and One of the Highest-Passing
Northeastern University's MS in Applied Behavior Analysis has been training behavior analysts since before most online ABA programs existed. Its 76% first-time BCBA exam pass rate — 22 percentage points above the…
RBT Turnover: The 40% Annual Rate That’s Breaking ABA Clinics
Registered Behavior Technicians deliver roughly 85% of all direct ABA therapy hours. Their median tenure is one year.
The 1099 BCBA: Why Independent Contracting Is Growing – and What It Costs the Industry
A generation of BCBAs is leaving salaried positions at PE-backed ABA companies to work independently. They cite burnout, caseload pressure, unpaid overtime, and a desire for clinical autonomy.