Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Furman University

What traits are you looking for in a neurobiology school? To help you decide if Furman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's neurobiology program.

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. Of the 780 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in 2021, 12 of them were neurobiology and neurosciences majors.

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.

Furman Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

Furman Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks neurobiology programs across the country. The following shows how Furman performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The neurobiology major at Furman 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
Most Focused Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools	122
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools	206
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Neurobiology Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Neurobiology & Neurosciences from Furman in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Furman since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Furman 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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270
Biological Science Professors	510	$69,370
Medical Scientists	340	$82,300
Biological Scientists	220	$78,370

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.