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2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

98 Colleges
$24,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 98 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for neurobiology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 98 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Del State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Del State are $11,726 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming 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 #6 on the list. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU graduate students pay an average of $25,007 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan 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 #11 on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#12

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
15 Augusta University Augusta, GA
15 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
18 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Neurobiology & Neurosciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
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.

  • 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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