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2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 Most Popular 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 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Neurobiology & Neurosciences program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 60% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 43% of the students majoring in neurobiology at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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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 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCSF is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 40% of the students majoring in neurobiology at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of California - San Francisco Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 50% of the students majoring in neurobiology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Oregon Health & Science University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, OHSU is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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University of Southern California ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 63% of the neurobiology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for neurobiology and neurosciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in neurobiology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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California Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

About 71% of the students majoring in neurobiology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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 16 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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