Neuroscience

CIP Code: 26.1501

A neuroscience degree prepares graduates for careers in Natural sciences managers, Biological scientists, all other, Biological science teachers, postsecondary and more. 332 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded
11,557
Colleges Offering 332
Avg. Career Salary $97,493
Top Career Salary $161,180

Neuroscience Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $62,451 four years after graduating (middle half: $40,736–$88,598). Where you study it matters: across 67 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $48,464 to $143,067.

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#College4 yrs afterWage-adjusted1 yr afterMedian debtOutcome Rating
1Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$143,067$131,779$41,673$18,061A+
2Middlebury College Middlebury, VT$90,917$93,379$44,585$11,900A+
3University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$89,203$81,169$38,063$14,000A+
4King's College Wilkes-barre, PA$83,705$85,129—$27,000B
6University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH$78,722$72,511$39,573$23,250B
5University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$78,722$72,511$39,573$23,250B
7University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$78,295$79,627$39,880$12,000A+
8Binghamton University Vestal, NY$77,478$73,743$25,266$19,500A
10Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$74,617$65,708$43,894$24,000A+
9Northeastern University Boston, MA$74,617$65,708$43,894$24,000A+
11Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$74,151$79,550$25,202$22,802A
12Emory University Atlanta, GA$73,795$76,393$26,663$17,421A+
13Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI$73,316$77,303$28,220$25,000C+
14Duke University Durham, NC$73,140$78,490$37,208$12,645A+
15University of San Diego San Diego, CA$72,910$66,343$33,641$25,000A+
16University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$71,942$67,280$35,980$20,547B+
17Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$70,244$66,858$33,893$24,812A+
18University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$69,027$62,810$25,034$19,000B+
19Boston University Boston, MA$68,888$60,663$39,093$24,325A+
20Union College Schenectady, NY$68,666$65,356$44,927$24,500A+
21George Mason University Fairfax, VA$68,546$62,417$27,859$19,727B+
22Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$68,480$73,078$29,638$21,134A
23Brandeis University Waltham, MA$68,179$60,039$32,397$26,000A
24Trinity College Hartford, CT$67,115$60,425$44,823$24,022A+
25University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$66,868$63,873$36,059$27,000A
26Barnard College New York, NY$66,787$63,567$24,569$17,491A+
27Carthage College Kenosha, WI$65,733$68,398$29,454$27,000B
28University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$65,458$70,224$24,615$19,500A+
29University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$65,239$66,349$27,775$21,500A
30The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$65,124$66,212$34,820$23,250A+
31Temple University Philadelphia, PA$64,063$65,153$30,956$25,668B+
32Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA$63,729$64,813—$27,000B
33University of California-Davis Davis, CA$63,720$57,981$29,765$12,917A
34University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$61,799$56,233$32,081$19,000A+
35Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA$61,194$53,888$39,842$27,000B
36Brigham Young University Provo, UT$60,065$56,927$27,986$12,344A
37Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$59,714$54,375$29,081$22,300A
38Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$59,575$65,079$25,830$16,000A+
39University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$59,568$56,900$28,441$21,741A
40The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX$59,498$60,492$25,395$19,500A
41University of Delaware Newark, DE$59,009$58,655$31,854$25,000A
42University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$58,824$61,209$31,687$21,202A+
43Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA$58,716$61,762$40,867$27,000B
44Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$58,373$57,351$26,251$25,000A
45Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$58,046$61,203$27,183$24,232A
46University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$58,004$61,899$33,094$23,827B
47Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI$57,842$60,988$32,644$24,179B
48University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV$57,769$59,958$30,991$20,833B
49University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$56,869$55,873$26,074$15,687B+
50Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$56,324$49,431$28,108$12,750A+
51Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$56,218$60,312$30,984$15,127C+
52Washington State University Pullman, WA$55,687$51,220$28,316$16,500B
53University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$55,436$58,451$23,468$17,500A+
54University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$55,404$50,414$30,501$16,674A+
55University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE$55,043$56,889$26,497$15,449C
56Northwestern University Evanston, IL$54,279$53,329$35,334$17,309A+
57Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$54,088$51,481$30,259$27,000A
58Baylor University Waco, TX$53,927$54,828$24,100$27,000A
59University of Vermont Burlington, VT$53,755$55,211$34,547$19,650B+
60University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$52,571$54,018$25,460$21,754B
61William & Mary Williamsburg, VA$52,161$47,497$34,496$17,250A
62University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$51,865$47,194$19,286$19,000B+
63Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$51,508$47,376$39,011$22,000C+
64Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$51,367$53,175$22,865$23,250D
65Saint Edward's University Austin, TX$50,936$51,787$29,418$24,250B
66Rhode Island College Providence, RI$48,514$47,781$30,172$20,784C
67Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$48,464$56,101$22,270$19,500A+

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

What Can You Do With a Neuroscience Degree?

Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:

Natural sciences managers

$161,180 +3.7% growth

Biological scientists, all other

$93,330 +1.2% growth

Biological science teachers, postsecondary

$83,460 +7.3% growth

Biological technicians

$52,000 +3.5% growth
$97,493
Average Salary Across Careers
$161,180
Highest Paying Career
4
Career Paths Available

Best Colleges for Neuroscience

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in neuroscience.

# College Location Degrees Awarded Repit Grade
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 179 A+
2 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 166 A+
3 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 312 A
4 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 197 A
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 196 A
6 Emory University Atlanta, GA 172 A
7 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 161 A
8 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 159 A
9 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 148 A
10 Boston University Boston, MA 142 A
11 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 134 A
12 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 112 A
13 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 111 A
14 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 107 A
15 Duke University Durham, NC 102 A
16 Brown University Providence, RI 98 A
17 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 90 A
18 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO 81 A
19 University of Chicago Chicago, IL 77 A
20 Yale University New Haven, CT 76 A
21 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 74 A
22 New York University New York, NY 70 A
23 Princeton University Princeton, NJ 61 A
24 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 47 A
25 Rice University Houston, TX 33 A
26 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 30 A
27 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 25 A
28 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 292 B+
29 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 285 B+
30 Binghamton University Vestal, NY 242 B+

Largest Neuroscience Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most neuroscience graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

# College Location Degrees Awarded Repit Grade
1 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 312 A
2 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX 295 B
3 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 292 B+
4 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 285 B+
5 Binghamton University Vestal, NY 242 B+
6 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 224 B
7 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 222 B+
8 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 197 A
9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 196 A
10 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 179 A+
11 Emory University Atlanta, GA 172 A
12 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 172 B+
13 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 166 A+
14 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 161 A
15 Northeastern University Boston, MA 160 B+
16 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 159 A
17 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 148 A
18 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 146 B
19 Boston University Boston, MA 142 A
20 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 140 B
21 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 134 A
22 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 128 B+
23 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 127 B+
24 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD 123 B+
25 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 121 B+
26 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 121 B
27 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 120 B+
28 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 119 B
29 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 114 B
30 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 112 A
11,557
Degrees Awarded Annually
332
Colleges Offering Program
4
Related Careers

About Neuroscience

Neuroscience is a degree program offered at 332 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 11,557 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as natural sciences managers, biological scientists, all other, biological science teachers, postsecondary, biological technicians.

Program Classification

CIP Code 26.1501
Field (2-digit CIP) 26
Category (4-digit CIP) 26.15

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a Neuroscience degree?
A Neuroscience degree can lead to careers as a natural sciences managers, biological scientists, all other, biological science teachers, postsecondary, biological technicians, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $161,180 annually.
How many colleges offer Neuroscience?
332 colleges and universities in the United States offer Neuroscience as a degree program. Each year, approximately 11,557 students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Neuroscience?
The best colleges for Neuroscience based on Repit's ratings include University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of California-Los Angeles, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Pennsylvania, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.
What is the salary potential with a Neuroscience degree?
Graduates with a Neuroscience degree can expect average salaries around $97,493 in related careers, with top earners making up to $161,180. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.