2025 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of neurobiology & neurosciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 doctor's degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * 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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to neurobiology & neurosciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of neurobiology & neurosciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt neurobiology & neurosciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized neurobiology & neurosciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Neurobiology

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

17 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in neurobiology & neurosciences from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in neurobiology & neurosciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurobiology & neurosciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	15
Minnesota	120	10
Iowa	110	8
Kansas	97	2

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Neurobiology & Neurosciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Neurobiology & Neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Neurobiology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Neurosciences	41
Neurobiology & Anatomy	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Neurobiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	90
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	90
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	78
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	56
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	51
Genetics	44
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	40
Botany/Plant Biology	39
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	39
Pharmacology & Toxicology	38

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.