Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 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.

USC Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Neurobiology

USC Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at USC 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in neurobiology, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	20
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	106
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences	16

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biotechnology

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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