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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is the #76 most popular major in the country with 11,615 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 98 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for neurobiology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 15% Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the United States. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#5

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Dartmouth College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the United States. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#12

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#13

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for neurobiology and neurosciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#14

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Neurobiology & Neurosciences students that almost earned our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
16 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
17 American University Washington, DC
18 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
19 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI

Neurobiology & Neurosciences by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, neurobiology and neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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