Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Maryland - College Park

Every neurobiology & neurosciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the neurobiology program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMCP Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

UMCP Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at UMCP 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMCP 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.

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

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

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Neurobiology & Neurosciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	11

Related Majors

• Zoology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.