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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 10,508 people earned their degree in neurobiology and neurosciences, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, neurobiology and neurosciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,248 and had an average of $22,201 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,636 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,160 and $19,589 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurobiology and neurosciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the neurobiology and neurosciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree neurobiology students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UW Seattle

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s neurobiology degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Irvine Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s neurobiology students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Berkeley Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 2 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UCSD

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #7 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UC Davis

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern California Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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