Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Carnegie Mellon University

If you are interested in studying neurobiology & neurosciences, you may want to check out the program at Carnegie Mellon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurobiology majors at Carnegie Mellon University.

Carnegie Mellon Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Carnegie Mellon Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of neurobiology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	29
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences	3
Neurobiology & Anatomy	1

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• General Biology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.