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2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$36,071 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, neurobiology and neurosciences was ranked #76 in the country. In fact 11,615 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

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 the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Central Michigan University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

IUPUI graduate students pay an average of $26,529 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $28,468 per year.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

Ohio State University - Main 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 #8 on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UIUC also did well on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology and neurosciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 679
Ohio 528
Illinois 569
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 326

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 17 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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