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2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon Health & Science University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology and neurosciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,537
Washington 149
Oregon 23
Nevada 92

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 13 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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