Neurobiology & Neurosciences at California Institute of Technology

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

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240.

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

Caltech Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology
• Master’s Degree in Neurobiology

Caltech Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Neurobiology & 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.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurobiology majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its neurobiology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Caltech Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of neurobiology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the neurobiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a master's in neurobiology.

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

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Neurobiology & Neurosciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	4
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Genetics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• General Biology

Careers That Neurobiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in neurobiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 Canon.vs.nikon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.