2024 Best Colleges for Neuroscience

SUMMARY

Choosing to study Neuroscience is a valuable choice and generally an obligatory first step for students coveting to begin a career as a neurologist, a neurosurgeon, or a mri technologist. Interestingly, neuroscience is a fairly common choice ranking as the 65th most popular major. Last year, there were 7,395 neuroscience degrees conferred. In-state tuition for neuroscience at private schools is, on average, 3.9 times more costly than their public rivals.

There are 234 colleges that offer neuroscience. This number of universities is fairly average in terms of the number of institutions which offer each degree. If you are looking to immerse yourself with other neuroscience majors, consider looking at schools in Pennsylvania which have the most undergrads admitted to neuroscience annually. More generally, the top region to get a degree in neuroscience is in the Great Lakes region with University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan State University, and Ohio State University-Main Campus best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick of the top conference to major in neuroscience is the Big Ten Conference with University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan State University, and Ohio State University-Main Campus representing the conference. That said, our choice for the best college for neuroscience is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You might also want to check out our list of the best colleges.

The objectively best school does not mean it is the best school for you. There might be tons more factors to weigh when selecting school. Features like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would sway one's inclinations of where to go to college. Here at Authority, we've weighed the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which neuroscience university is home to the top college campus, the answer is Northeastern University. If, for example, you are very interested in which university is home to the finest campus, we have an entire page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, student reviews, professor reviews, and more in order to compare all U.S. majors in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our comprehensive list for the schools with the best student life&nbsphere and, from that list, our selection for the university with the best student life for neuroscience is University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Curious why? Keep scrolling to learn more about Authority's top recommendations. Many of our picks might surprise you.

If cost is a major factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia University in the City of New York&nbspappears to be the most expensive school for neuroscience, at least regarding out of state attendance. We have a list of the most expensive&nbspschools that could put the price tag at Columbia University in the City of New York&nbspinto perspective. Additionally, you may be interested to know that neuroscience is the 13th most expensive degree in the United States, with an average associated cost of $54,300. On a broader scale, the most costly state for neuroscience on our list is Oregon demonstrated by a tuition of $58,130 at the main university in Oregon Reed College. To zoom out even further, the most costly region for neuroscience is the New England region which is best demonstrated with Connecticut College with a cost of $56,540, Amherst College with a cost of $57,640, and Brown University with a cost of $57,112.

Our cheapest region for neuroscience is the Rocky Mountains region which is represented by Colorado State University-Fort Collins with a cost of $28,147, The University of Montana with a cost of $24,144, and Brigham Young University-Provo with a cost of $5,790. On the bright side, the most affordable university for neuroscience is Binghamton University. Authority's full list of the most affordable schools can be found here.

In-state attendees can expect to pay around $12,500 for a degree in neuroscience. The cost increases by a lot to a median of $30,700 for the out-of-state public-school student. Our pick for the college with the best value for neuroscience: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On this page you will see our comprehensive list on the schools we see as being the best value&nbspoverall. That being said, this section is predicated on out-of-state tuition costs. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but as we do not know what state(s) you might qualify for in-state tuition, we are approaching this discussion through out-of-state tuition costs.

Earnings for neuroscience students can cover a wide range, but two years after leaving college students will typically earn around $46,100. There is much variation in pay; top positions can experience pay up to $80,700. Even right out of school, the minimum earning positions within the neuroscience field earn $26,100, which could be worse. The top earning grads from neuroscience graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology&nbspand if you are looking for colleges with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.

The prevailing diversity of neuroscience sits quite high, being within the 85th percentile of all majors. The school with the most composite diversity for neuroscience is Massachusetts Institute of Technology&nbspand here you can find our general list of the colleges which have the most diversity. The overall financial diversity of the Neuroscience major only is in the 14th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is greater than financial diversity, ranking in the 77th percentile. White students make up the largest proportion at 53% of those studying neuroscience. Additionally, 64% of scholars pursuing a neuroscience degree are women.

The median rating for neuroscience professors is 3.5 stars, which is 12% below the average across all majors; this is a subpar ranking. If you are looking for the most popular neuroscience professor in the country, take a look at Bradley Cooke from Georgia State University. This might come as a shock, but the best ranked neuroscience instructors according to students are at Georgia State University. As we consider data beyond just rankings it becomes clear that the college possessing the best professors for neuroscience is Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You can find more detail on our evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as some of the top instructors in the country.

Finally, the hardest school to get into for neuroscience is Columbia University in the City of New York. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a detailed page for the hardest colleges to get into. Although, here at Authority we hope you understand that approaching university through a lens only shaped by superlatives can cause problems. We encourage you to explore our more nuanced pages on individual topics and explore some of our insightful background pages on important details to think about as you continue your university search.