Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Southern California

Every neurobiology and 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 Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 112 of them were neurobiology and neurosciences majors.

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
• Master’s Degree in Neurobiology
• Doctorate Degree in Neurobiology

USC Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks neurobiology programs across the country. The following shows how USC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools	23
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools	85

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in neurobiology from USC. This makes it the #34 most popular school for neurobiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Neurobiology Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of neurobiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $26,886. This is less than $28,675, which is the national average of all neurobiology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

The neurobiology program at USC awarded 112 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% 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 10% 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	35
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	44
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

USC Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in neurobiology from USC. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the neurobiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 58% better 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 master's in neurobiology.

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

USC also has a doctoral program available in neurobiology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.