Neurobiology and Neurosciences

11,488 students earn a neurobiology and neurosciences credential each year across 277 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $31,854
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $67,819

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 272 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of California-DavisDavis, California394$29,7651 year out$67,848$13,000 2University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin288$31,6871 year out—$21,750 3Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio283$29,6381 year out$63,324$22,286 4The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas262$34,8201 year out—$23,612 5Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York256$25,2661 year out$75,089$20,250 6Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan247$27,1831 year out$64,682$25,020 7The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas239$25,3951 year out$59,090$19,611 8Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia215$29,0811 year out—$23,000 9University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan189$23,4681 year out$68,761$18,268 10University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California177$32,0811 year out$69,515$19,000 11University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California171$30,5011 year out$79,689$17,149 12University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania169$27,7751 year out$64,114$23,000 13University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina155$22,1831 year out—$14,825 14Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia153$26,6631 year out$66,695$18,246 15University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona148$25,4601 year out$62,984$21,754 16University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado147$35,9801 year out$69,375$21,900 17The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee137$21,1381 year out—$18,500 18University of California-RiversideRiverside, California136$19,2861 year out$65,261$19,803 19University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana136$24,6151 year out—$19,500 20Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland126$28,1081 year out$70,736$12,750 21Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts124$43,8941 year out$76,104$25,000 22Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah124$27,9861 year out$68,183$13,978 23Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts121$39,0931 year out$73,425$26,000 24Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida118—1 year out——25Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana118$25,2021 year out$67,819$22,945 26Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana118$22,2701 year out$69,033$19,500 27Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois113$35,3341 year out—$16,948 28University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama112—1 year out—$20,450 29Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee112$25,8301 year out$70,739$15,796 30University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky108$33,0301 year out—$25,021 31Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois106$26,2511 year out—$25,000 32University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania103$39,8801 year out$94,630$12,000 33Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts100$46,9931 year out$75,342—34Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania100$30,9561 year out$51,432$26,000 35University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio99$33,0941 year out$65,724$25,000 36Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia95$22,8651 year out$63,905$26,000 37University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois95$26,0741 year out$65,663$17,562 38Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina95$37,2081 year out$73,810$12,645 39Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia90—1 year out——40University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota90$28,4411 year out$70,275$23,124 41Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York89$33,8931 year out$77,489$27,000 42Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts86—1 year out—$17,500 43Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan85—1 year out——44University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California83$38,0631 year out$78,242$15,750 45University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada82$30,9911 year out$63,332$21,377 46Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas81$24,1001 year out$54,859$27,000 47University of DelawareNewark, Delaware80$31,8541 year out$81,434$25,024 48George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia80$27,8591 year out$88,888$23,750 49University of VermontBurlington, Vermont77$34,5471 year out$53,346$19,650 50Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island74$33,5291 year out$73,645$9,250 51Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri69—1 year out—$14,000 52Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan68$32,6441 year out—$24,946 53University of San DiegoSan Diego, California67$33,6411 year out$84,851$25,000 54University of IowaIowa City, Iowa67—1 year out——55University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland67—1 year out——56William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia67$34,4961 year out$62,323$16,378 57Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri66$22,4591 year out—$27,000 58Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona65—1 year out—$19,500 59Barnard CollegeNew York, New York63$24,5691 year out—$17,491 60Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida61—1 year out—$15,353 61University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois59$37,2461 year out——62Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado58$27,4131 year out—$20,481 63New York UniversityNew York, New York57$25,5061 year out$65,392$19,500 64Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana57$37,6121 year out—$21,177 65University of California-IrvineIrvine, California55$21,8181 year out—$20,500 66Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts54$32,3971 year out$57,832$26,499 67University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York52—1 year out——68Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York52$30,2591 year out—$27,000 69Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas51—1 year out—$24,000 70Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan49$28,2201 year out$64,601$27,000 71Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut48—1 year out——72George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia48—1 year out——73Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania48—1 year out$82,698—74Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont48$44,5851 year out—$11,900 75University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington48$23,4641 year out$64,696$17,057 76University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky47—1 year out——77Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington47$39,0111 year out—$22,000 78University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California46$25,0341 year out$63,496$19,500 79Rice UniversityHouston, Texas45—1 year out——80Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine44—1 year out——81Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington44$28,3161 year out$59,721$18,647 82Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey42—1 year out——83Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana40$30,9841 year out$54,430$15,012 84Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire40$41,6731 year out$71,866$18,061 85Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California39—1 year out—$20,000 86University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida38—1 year out$62,332$17,000 87University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota36$36,0591 year out—$27,000 88Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts35$44,6871 year out—$8,300 89Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota35$45,4501 year out—$24,177 90The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas35—1 year out——91University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire34$39,5731 year out$65,560$26,841 92University of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania34$25,0571 year out$61,736$27,000 93Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio33—1 year out——94University of OregonEugene, Oregon33—1 year out——95Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas33—1 year out——96Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia32—1 year out——97Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin32$29,4541 year out$70,826$27,000 98DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois31—1 year out—$27,000 99Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts31$36,7271 year out—$19,000 100Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York31—1 year out$49,697$17,250

Associate programs — 2 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——2University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 5 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri73—1 year out——2Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island25—1 year out——3University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——4La Sierra UniversityRiverside, California1—1 year out——5University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).