Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

URI Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at URI 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in neurobiology at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

URI Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of neurobiology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island 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	1

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

The following neurobiology concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	6

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Biological Science Professors	170	$98,820
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Biological Scientists	50	$89,210

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.