by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Neurosciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Neurobiology & Neurosciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Duke University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in neurobiology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for neurobiology majors, Duke came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Duke.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Duke paid an average of $1,746 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,880 | $55,880 |
| Fees | $1,753 | $1,753 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,434 | $1,434 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,026 | $16,026 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,976 | $1,976 |
Learn more about Duke tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Neurobiology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Duke took out an average of $10,000 in student loans. That is 55% lower than the national average of $22,237.
The median early career salary of neurobiology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Duke is $31,038 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $31,393.
Online degrees for the Duke neurobiology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.1% of the neurobiology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology at Duke in 2019-2020, 44.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurosciences | 78 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 2 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 30 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
