2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in Illinois

If you pursue a doctor's degree in neurosciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 doctor's degrees in neurosciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Neurosciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in neurosciences matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of neurosciences students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for neurosciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurosciences in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in neurosciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Neurosciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

23 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Illinois.

There were approximately 23 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in neurosciences. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Illinois.

There were roughly 12 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

3

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Illinois.

There were approximately 6 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Illinois at Chicago

4

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Chicago

5

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 1 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at RFUMS in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

5

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Illinois.

There were about 1 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Loyola University Chicago

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Rush University
Chicago, IL

Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Rush University

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Neurosciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	251	21
Ohio	248	21
Indiana	199	8
Wisconsin	156	13

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Neurosciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Neurobiology & Neurosciences area of study, Neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Neurosciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Anatomy	3

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.