Neurobiology & Neurosciences at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775.

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.

NYU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology
• Master’s Degree in Neurobiology

NYU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at NYU 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NYU Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of neurobiology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in neurobiology each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

The following neurobiology concentations are available at New York University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	59

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biotechnology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.