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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great place for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote 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

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

With a ranking of #10, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #11 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#12

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #12, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #13, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#14

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a doctor’s degree. 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Neurobiology & Neurosciences students that almost earned our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
16 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
17 American University Washington, DC
18 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI

Neurobiology & Neurosciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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