Neurosciences at Duke University
Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.
Duke Neurosciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Neurosciences
- Master’s Degree in Neurosciences
Duke Neurosciences Rankings
The neurosciences major at Duke 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.
There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurosciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Neurosciences Student Demographics at Duke
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the neurosciences majors at Duke University.
Duke Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its neurosciences bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in neurosciences.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 23 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| White | 38 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Duke Neurosciences Master’s Program
Of the students who received a neurosciences master's degree from Duke, 100% 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 Duke 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 | 0 |
| 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.
| Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | 2,960 | $153,490 |
| Biological Science Professors | 1,990 | $76,320 |
| Biological Scientists | 1,070 | $83,380 |
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 Bjoertvedt under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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