2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience in the Far Western US Region

A bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #216 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of behavioral neuroscience. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 570 bachelor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Behavioral Neuroscience School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The physiological psychology/psychobiology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience in the Far Western US Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality behavioral neuroscience program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for behavioral neuroscience.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Behavioral Neuroscience in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

398 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in California.

There were roughly 398 behavioral neuroscience individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

171 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in California.

There were about 171 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience from University of California - Santa Barbara

3

Holy Names University
Oakland, CA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Holy Names University is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the city of Oakland, HNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in California.

There were roughly 1 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at HNU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience from Holy Names University

4

Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Saint Mary's College of California if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience from Saint Mary’s College of California

4

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Cruz if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience from University of California - Santa Cruz

4

La Sierra University
Riverside, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at La Sierra University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the large city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in behavioral neuroscience from La Sierra University

Best Behavioral Neuroscience Colleges by State

Explore the most popular behavioral neuroscience colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	539

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Behavioral Neuroscience Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Behavioral Neuroscience has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	2,402
Social Psychology	609
Experimental Psychology	437
Developmental & Child Psychology	138
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	20

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.