Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Boston College
If you plan to study neurobiology & neurosciences, take a look at what Boston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Neurobiology & Neurosciences section at the bottom of this page.
Boston College Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology
- Master’s Degree in Neurobiology
Boston College Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings
There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Neurobiology Student Demographics at Boston College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurobiology majors at Boston College.
Boston College Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program
In the neurobiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in neurobiology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences
If you plan to be a neurobiology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Neurosciences | 4 |
Related Majors
Careers That Neurobiology Grads May Go Into
A degree in neurobiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.
Occupation | Jobs in MA | Average Salary in MA |
---|---|---|
Medical Scientists | 13,430 | $92,980 |
Biological Scientists | 4,470 | $84,790 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 4,040 | $183,490 |
Biological Science Professors | 2,220 | $112,390 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.