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Northwestern University PhD in Neurobiology & Neurosciences

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 Northwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in neurobiology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Neurobiology from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online PhD in Neurobiology?

Northwestern does not offer an online option for its neurobiology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for Neurobiology

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
39.1% Women
30.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 23 doctor’s degrees in neurobiology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in neurobiology in 2019-2020, 39.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.4% of the neurobiology doctor’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian6
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White13
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities2

PhD in Neurobiology Focus Areas at Northwestern

Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Neurosciences23

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*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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