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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,587 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Neurobiology & Neurosciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great value for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their master’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $13,581 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value neurobiology and neurosciences schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

UCR graduate students pay an average of $13,467 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

USC also took the #5 spot in our Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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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 6 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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