by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Neurobiology & Behavior is the 796th most popular major in the country with 208 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in neurobiology and behavior. To top this list, a school must have a successful neurobiology and behavior program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified ’s neurobiology and behavior students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 70 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Loyola University Chicago Neurobiology & Behavior Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Neurobiology & Behavior at St. Edward’s University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 18 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major. Simmons is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 9 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 9 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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La Sierra University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major ranking, coming in at #8. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 0 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bard College at Simon’s Rock landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Neurobiology and Behavior Major ranking. This small school is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 ’s neurobiology and behavior degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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