Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Vanderbilt University

If you are interested in studying neurobiology & neurosciences, you may want to check out the program at Vanderbilt University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at Vanderbilt 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.

Neurobiology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical neurobiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University 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	0

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

The following neurobiology concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	140

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.