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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$32,833 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. 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.

The Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for neurobiology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college 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.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Reno.

UNR graduate students pay an average of $22,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.

UCSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oregon Health & Science University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHSU are $28,460 a year.

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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also made our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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Washington State 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 town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - San Diego ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology and neurosciences colleges 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.

  • 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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