2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in neurobiology and 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 colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of neurobiology and neurosciences. Combined, these schools handed out 49 doctor's degrees in neurobiology and neurosciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Neurobiology & Neurosciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in neurobiology matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of neurobiology and neurosciences students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Neurobiology & 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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for neurobiology and neurosciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for neurobiology and neurosciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Neurobiology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

23 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in neurobiology and neurosciences has to check out Northwestern University. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurobiology and neurosciences in Illinois.

There were approximately 23 neurobiology and neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurobiology and neurosciences in Illinois.

There were about 12 neurobiology and neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurobiology and neurosciences in Illinois.

There were about 6 neurobiology and neurosciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in neurobiology and neurosciences has to look into University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurobiology and neurosciences in Illinois.

There were roughly 6 neurobiology and neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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5

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

There were about 1 neurobiology and neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at RFUMS in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in neurobiology and neurosciences in Illinois.

There were about 1 neurobiology and neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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Rush University
Chicago, IL

Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a doctorate in neurobiology and neurosciences from Rush University

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	21
Ohio	144	21
Indiana	130	8
Wisconsin	104	13

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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	46
Neurobiology & Anatomy	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	46
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	43
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	37
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	26
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	24
Botany/Plant Biology	11
Pharmacology & Toxicology	10
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	9
Genetics	7
Zoology	6

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.