Behavioral Neuroscience at University of Connecticut

What traits are you looking for in a physiological psychology/psychobiology school? To help you decide if University of Connecticut is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physiological psychology/psychobiology program.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Behavioral Neuroscience section at the bottom of this page.

UCONN Behavioral Neuroscience Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

UCONN Behavioral Neuroscience Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physiological psychology/psychobiology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Student Demographics at UCONN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physiological psychology/psychobiology majors at University of Connecticut.

UCONN Behavioral Neuroscience Master’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physiological psychology/psychobiology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in physiological psychology/psychobiology each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

In the physiological psychology/psychobiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% 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 University of Connecticut with a master's in physiological psychology/psychobiology.

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

Careers That Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physiological psychology/psychobiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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
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