If you plan on majoring in behavioral neuroscience, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #354 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Behavioral Neuroscience Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 188 degrees in behavioral neuroscience to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Behavioral Neuroscience School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
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 in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Behavioral Neuroscience in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physiological psychology/psychobiology degree levels they offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
It's difficult to beat University of North Florida if you want to pursue a degree in behavioral neuroscience. UNF is a large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 26th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 25 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida International University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in behavioral neuroscience. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in behavioral neuroscience from Florida International University
Any student who is interested in behavioral neuroscience needs to take a look at Centre College. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Danville. This college ranks 3rd out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 22 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in behavioral neuroscience needs to check out Florida Atlantic University. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #472 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FAU is a great university overall.
There were about 116 behavioral neuroscience students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year.
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).
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. For our Best Overall Behavioral Neuroscience School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
