2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience

Behavioral Neuroscience isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #464 in popularity out of 815 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for behavioral neuroscience students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 doctor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in physiological psychology/psychobiology matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Behavioral Neuroscience ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of behavioral neuroscience 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 Behavioral Neuroscience Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for behavioral neuroscience.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Behavioral Neuroscience in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in behavioral neuroscience.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#3 Best Quality In NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in New York.

There were roughly 9 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.

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University at Albany
Albany, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in behavioral neuroscience needs to check out University at Albany. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in New York.

There were roughly 3 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent data year.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in Connecticut.

There were about 3 behavioral neuroscience individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Binghamton University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public 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 behavioral neuroscience in New York.

There were about 2 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in behavioral neuroscience in Indiana.

There were about 1 behavioral neuroscience individuals who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

6

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

#1 Most Popular In FL

FAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boca Raton. More information about a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience from Florida Atlantic University

6

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#4 Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in behavioral neuroscience from University at Buffalo

 

Behavioral Neuroscience by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

Behavioral Neuroscience is one of 9 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	318
Experimental Psychology	195
Developmental & Child Psychology	50
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	26
Social Psychology	22
Personality Psychology	10
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	7

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.