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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for neurosciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 doctor's degrees in neurosciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in Pennsylvania ranking.

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 Pennsylvania

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

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 12 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Drexel University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 8 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Thomas Jefferson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.

There were approximately 3 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Thomas Jefferson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Thomas Jefferson University

3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 3 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

5

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 2 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Temple University

6

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Pennsylvania.

There were about 1 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Carnegie Mellon University

7

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Lehigh University

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	50
Maryland	179	20
New Jersey	158	9
District of Columbia	144	10
Delaware	48	0

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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	7
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences	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.