Neurosciences at American University

Every neurosciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the neurosciences program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Neurosciences section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurosciences
• Master’s Degree in Neurosciences

The American University Neurosciences Rankings

The neurosciences major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Neurosciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Neurosciences Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurosciences majors at American University.

The American University Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of neurosciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in neurosciences at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in neurosciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of neurosciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a neurosciences master's degree from The American University, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in neurosciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Neurosciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in neurosciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Biological Scientists	520	$104,460
Biological Science Professors	390	$142,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.