Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In 2021, 3 neurobiology majors received their bachelor's degree from EIU.

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.

EIU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

EIU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the neurobiology progam at EIU 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 EIU 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
Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools	7
	76
Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227

Neurobiology Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in neurobiology at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.