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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools

107 Colleges
$28,574 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences School for You

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is the #127 most popular major in the country with 1,241 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools ranking. This report analyzed 107 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for neurobiology majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the United States. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#11

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#12

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#14

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#15

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #15 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 American University Washington, DC
18 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
20 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
21 Brandeis University Waltham, MA

Neurobiology & Neurosciences by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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Far Western US
Southwest
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One of 14 majors within the area of study, neurobiology and neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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