by our College Data Analytics TeamNeurobiology & Neurosciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - San Diego. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in neurobiology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UCSD was ranked #58 on College Factual's Best Schools for neurobiology list. It is also ranked #9 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSD.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $3,206 | $3,206 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,124 | $1,124 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,336 | $15,336 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,203 | $4,203 |
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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 UCSD took out an average of $19,000 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $22,237.
The median early career salary of neurobiology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCSD is $30,554 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $31,393.
Online degrees for the UCSD 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 UCSD Online Learning page.
About 61.7% of the students who received their BS in neurobiology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.4% of the neurobiology bachelor’s degrees at UCSD in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 64 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurobiology & Anatomy | 172 |
| Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 302 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 389 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 436 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 49 |
| Zoology | 43 |
*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.