2025 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #41 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for neurobiology & neurosciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 66 doctor's degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 doctor'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 easy is it for neurobiology & neurosciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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 schools for neurobiology & neurosciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurobiology & Neurosciences in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Neurobiology

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

15 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in neurobiology & neurosciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

New York University
New York, NY

11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences needs to look into New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in neurobiology & neurosciences from New York University

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	47
Maryland	119	30
New Jersey	115	15
District of Columbia	81	16
Delaware	53	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Neurobiology

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Neurobiology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Neurosciences	57
Neurobiology & Behavior	5
Neurobiology & Anatomy	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Neurobiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	188
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	96
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	79
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	68
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	62
Pharmacology & Toxicology	59
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	44
Genetics	35
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	29
Botany/Plant Biology	7

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.