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2024 Best Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

180 Colleges in the United States
9,085 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #49 in popularity, neurosciences is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 180 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9,085 bachelor's degrees in neurosciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Neurosciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of neurosciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Neurosciences in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for neurosciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Neurosciences

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in neurosciences. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of Pennsylvania

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
62 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in neurosciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Harvard University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in neurosciences has to take a look at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Annual Graduates

Duke University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in neurosciences. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Duke University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Annual Graduates

UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of Chicago

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Princeton University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of Southern California

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Dartmouth College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
174 Annual Graduates

UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of California - Los Angeles

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Annual Graduates

Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Brown University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
249 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Boston University

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
152 Annual Graduates

Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Emory University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
129 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Vanderbilt University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Northwestern University

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
29 Annual Graduates

Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Yale University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
143 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Johns Hopkins University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Annual Graduates

WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Washington University in St Louis

21
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
241 Annual Graduates

UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from The University of Texas at Austin

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
188 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
198 Annual Graduates

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
209 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
137 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in neurosciences from Tulane University of Louisiana

Rest of the Top Best Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Neurosciences students that almost earned our Best Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
28 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
29 Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
30 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
31 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
32 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
33 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
34 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
35 New York University New York, NY
36 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME

Neurosciences by Region

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One of 4 majors within the Neurobiology & Neurosciences area of study, Neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Anatomy 903
Neurobiology & Behavior 181
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences 139

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