Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in neurobiology from Luther.

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.

Luther Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

Luther Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The neurobiology major at Luther 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 Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools	77
Most Focused Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
	117
	143

Neurobiology Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in neurobiology from Luther in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Luther 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biological Scientists	260	$62,320

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.