2025 Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

If you pursue a doctor's degree in neurosciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #45 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for neurosciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 doctor's degrees in neurosciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to neurosciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of neurosciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized neurosciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for neurosciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurosciences in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in neurosciences.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Neurosciences

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in neurosciences has to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from New York University

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	311	37
Maryland	190	30
New Jersey	165	12
District of Columbia	143	16
Delaware	63	3

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Neurosciences Related Rankings by Major

Neurosciences is one of 4 different types of Neurobiology & Neurosciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Neurosciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Behavior	5
Neurobiology & Anatomy	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.