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2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$40,290 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,820 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences School for You

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is the #57 most popular major in Illinois with 569 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$12,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Eastern Illinois University to be the best value school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Eastern Illinois University

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for neurobiology and neurosciences students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year. While working on their degree, neurobiology majors at UIC accumulate an average of around $17,998 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $540, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for neurobiology and neurosciences students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also made our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Dominican University

River Forest, IL
$35,420 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dominican U are $35,420 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Dominican U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list.

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#5

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL
$51,002 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Forest College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Forest are $51,002 a year. After completing their degree, neurobiology graduates from Lake Forest carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

Lake Forest excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Lake Forest College

#6

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL
$46,189 Average Tuition & Fees

Augustana College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Augustana undergraduate students pay an average of $46,189 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Neurobiology majors at Augustana take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Augustana College

#7

North Central College

Naperville, IL
$42,206 Average Tuition & Fees

North Central College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Central are $42,206 a year. On average, neurobiology graduates from North Central take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at North Central College Report

$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Neurobiology majors at Loyola Chicago take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $682, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 20% of our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois ranking.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UChicago are $60,963 a year.

UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at DePaul University

Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 679
Ohio 528
Indiana 388
Wisconsin 326

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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