Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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.

Rutgers Newark Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Newark Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at Rutgers Newark 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.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rutgers Newark Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of neurobiology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in neurobiology each year. Rutgers Newark does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 70% more men than average.

In the neurobiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

If you plan to be a neurobiology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	40

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical Scientists	2,960	$145,300
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.