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2025 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Tennessee

5 Colleges in Tennessee
306 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded
$32,781 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in neurobiology & neurosciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for neurobiology & neurosciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 306 degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Neurobiology & Neurosciences School

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Tennessee The neurobiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Neurobiology & Neurosciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for neurobiology & neurosciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Neurobiology & Neurosciences Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Neurobiology
Master's Degrees in Neurobiology
Doctor's Degrees in Neurobiology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Tennessee

The schools below may not offer all types of neurobiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Neurobiology

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
122 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded
$25,830 Median Starting Salary

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 122 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, neurobiology degree recipients typically earn an average of $25,830 in their early careers.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded
23.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences needs to look into The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were approximately 116 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, neurobiology degree recipients typically earn about $21,138 at the beginning of their careers.

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Rhodes College
Memphis, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
37 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Rhodes College if you want to pursue a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Memphis. This college ranks 9th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 37 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Rhodes College in the most recent data year.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Belmont University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 14 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Sewanee is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Sewanee. This university ranks 7th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

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

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 415
Florida 282 172
North Carolina 279 198
Virginia 274 452
South Carolina 248 14
Kentucky 244 108
Louisiana 242 198
Mississippi 234 15
Arkansas 234 6
Alabama 233 101
West Virginia 207 8

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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 304
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences 2

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Majors Similar to Neurobiology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 1,590
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 287
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 124
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 50
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 41
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 31
Pharmacology & Toxicology 29
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 26
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 15
Genetics 6

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