Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In 2021, 68 neurobiology majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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.

UK Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

UK Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The neurobiology major at UK 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	103
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162

Neurobiology Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 neurobiology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UK, about 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in neurobiology at UK 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 University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UK also has a doctoral program available in neurobiology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Zoology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Medical Scientists	420	$77,160
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biological Scientists	220	$64,780

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.