Neurobiology & Neurosciences at College of the Holy Cross

If you plan to study neurobiology and neurosciences, take a look at what College of the Holy Cross has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in neurobiology from Holy Cross.

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.

Holy Cross Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

Holy Cross Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the neurobiology progam at Holy Cross compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The neurobiology major at Holy Cross 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180

Neurobiology Student Demographics at Holy Cross

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurobiology majors at College of the Holy Cross.

Holy Cross Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in neurobiology from Holy Cross. About 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in neurobiology at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

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

Holy Cross also has a doctoral program available in neurobiology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.