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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for neurobiology & neurosciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 43 master's degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences to qualified students.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Southeast Region
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Neurobiology
It's hard to beat Tulane University of Louisiana if you want to pursue a master's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
Master's students who receive their degree from the neurobiology program earn about $31,546 in the first couple years of their career.
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.
