Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 121 neurobiology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCR.

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.

UCR Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

UCR Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The neurobiology major at UCR 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 Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools	24
Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
	53
	94
	231

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in neurobiology from UCR. This is the #47 most popular school for neurobiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR Neurobiology Graduates

The median salary of neurobiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $19,084. This is less than $28,675, which is the national average of all neurobiology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 121 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Neurobiology & Neurosciences from UCR in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 University of California - Riverside with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCR Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in neurobiology from UCR.

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

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in neurobiology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Zoology

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.