Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 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.

Pitt Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

Pitt Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at Pitt 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	83
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	201
Neurobiology & Anatomy	7

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Genetics
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.