Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 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.

Yale Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degrees Available

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

Yale Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings

The neurobiology major at Yale 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 Yale

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

Yale Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of neurobiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Yale Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of neurobiology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in neurobiology each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in neurobiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Neurobiology & Neurosciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yale University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Neurosciences	55

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Medical Scientists	1,340	$134,710
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.