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

Ranked #36 in popularity, neurosciences is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for neurosciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 32 doctor's degrees in neurosciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Neurosciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

The neurosciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurosciences in Massachusetts ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for neurosciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Neurosciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for neurosciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurosciences in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of 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

Boston University
Boston, MA

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in neurosciences needs to check out Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Massachusetts.

There were about 13 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Boston University

2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 9 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

3

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brandeis University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 5 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Brandeis University

4

Tufts University
Medford, MA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in neurosciences has to check out Tufts University. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurosciences in Massachusetts.

There were about 3 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Tufts University

5

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly 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 Massachusetts.

There were roughly 2 neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Massachusetts Amherst

6

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Boston College

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	137	16
Rhode Island	116	10
New Hampshire	51	7
Vermont	32	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Neurosciences

Neurosciences is one of 3 different types of Neurobiology & Neurosciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Neurosciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Anatomy	15

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.