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2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for neurobiology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in neurobiology at Stanford, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 14 students majoring in neurobiology at UCLA, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 11 students majoring in neurobiology at UC Irvine, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - San Francisco is a great place for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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Oregon Health & Science University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

Of the 9 students majoring in neurobiology at OHSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in neurobiology at USC, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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University of California - Davis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 50% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Of the 7 students majoring in neurobiology at UCR, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology and neurosciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 129
Washington 14
Oregon 11
Nevada 5

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Neurobiology

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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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