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2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois

16 Colleges
$26,820 Avg Salary
$23,166 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Loyola University Chicago to be the most popular school for neurobiology and neurosciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

On average, neurobiology graduates from Loyola Chicago take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $682, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

On average, neurobiology graduates from Northwestern take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best neurobiology and neurosciences schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#6

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, neurobiology graduates from North Central take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

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

While working on their degree, neurobiology majors at Augustana accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Neurobiology & Neurosciences at Augustana College Report

#8

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois list. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Forest.

After completing their degree, neurobiology graduates from Lake Forest carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#9

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular neurobiology and neurosciences programs. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Illinois ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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