2025 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Neurobiology & Neurosciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #159 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 42 master's degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on neurobiology & neurosciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other neurobiology & neurosciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt neurobiology & neurosciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized neurobiology & neurosciences related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Neurobiology

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

11 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in neurobiology & neurosciences from Northwestern University

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences needs to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in neurobiology & neurosciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology & neurosciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	13
Michigan	211	13
Ohio	207	16
Indiana	191	1
Wisconsin	173	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Neurobiology

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Neurobiology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Neurosciences	31
Neurobiology & Anatomy	11

Majors Similar to Neurobiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	873
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	460
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	298
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	242
Pharmacology & Toxicology	198
Biotechnology	167
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	159
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	137
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	128
Genetics	111

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.