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2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,464 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 1,537 degrees and certificates were awarded to neurobiology and neurosciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #70 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in California 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Berkeley are $14,160 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

UCLA 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 California list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value neurobiology and neurosciences schools in California. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $13,581 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $13,608 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $13,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCR are $13,467 a year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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University of Southern California landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 149
Oregon 23
Nevada 92

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Neurobiology

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 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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