2025 Best Behavioral Neuroscience Schools
12
Colleges in the United States
1,362
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Neuroscience is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #354 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 12 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Behavioral Neuroscience Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,362 degrees in behavioral neuroscience to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Behavioral Neuroscience School
The physiological psychology/psychobiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Behavioral Neuroscience rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for behavioral neuroscience schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Behavioral Neuroscience Degree Level
The physiological psychology/psychobiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Behavioral Neuroscience Schools.
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Best Schools for Behavioral Neuroscience in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of physiological psychology/psychobiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
356
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 356 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
160
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in behavioral neuroscience needs to check out University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were approximately 160 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in Psychology
Program Name
Advance in your human services or psychology career, or prepare for graduate studies in a variety of fields at Southern New Hampshire University.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
381
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Degrees Awarded
University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in behavioral neuroscience. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 381 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NY
Every student who is interested in behavioral neuroscience has to take a look at Pace University - New York. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #343 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pace University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.
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UNF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 26th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 25 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent data year.
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