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

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Finding the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 67% of the students majoring in neurobiology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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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 Master’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 very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in neurobiology at UCSD, 25% are male and 75% 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 - San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oregon Health & Science University is a great place for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their master’s degree. OHSU is a small public school located in the large city of Portland.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology and neurosciences schools 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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