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Neurobiology & Neurosciences at George Mason University

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Neurobiology & Neurosciences at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in neurobiology from GMU.

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.

GMU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology
  • Doctorate Degree in Neurobiology

GMU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at GMU 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.

Earnings of GMU Neurobiology Graduates

The median salary of neurobiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $31,574. This is 10% higher than $28,675, which is the national average for all neurobiology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Neurobiology Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in neurobiology from GMU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

GMU also has a doctoral program available in neurobiology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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