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2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools

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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 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 141 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Neurobiology & Neurosciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the neurobiology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the United States for neurobiology and neurosciences students. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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Out of the 141 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Out of the 141 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Connecticut Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Michigan State University Report

#5

Parker University

Dallas, TX

Out of the 141 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Parker University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Ponce Health Sciences University - East did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #11 on the list. Ponce Health Sciences University - East is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ponce.

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#12

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#14

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Brandeis University Report

#14

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #14, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Rochester Report

With a ranking of #16, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#18

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #18 on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University at Buffalo Report

#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #18, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#20

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#21

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Stanford University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Neurobiology & Neurosciences students that almost earned our Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools award.

Rank College Location
23 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
24 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
24 University of California - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
24 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
24 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT
28 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
28 Boston University Boston, MA
28 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
28 Brown University Providence, RI
28 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Neurobiology & Neurosciences by Region

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Region
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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 27 schools only.

  • 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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