The 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 Virginia Tech. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in neurobiology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,248 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,420 | $29,960 |
Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,556 | $9,556 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,350 | $3,350 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia Tech in Neurobiology walked away with an average of $21,500 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $22,237.
Online degrees for the Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in neurobiology in 2019-2020, 76.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.2%.
Around 35.3% of neurobiology bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 23 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 109 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Neurosciences | 173 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 309 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 125 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 31 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 19 |
*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.
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