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Northwestern University PhD in Neurosciences

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Neurosciences is a concentration offered under the neurobiology and neurosciences major at Northwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in neurosciences, 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 Neurosciences from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 Neurosciences?

Online degrees for the Northwestern neurosciences doctor’s degree program are not available 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 Neurosciences

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
39.1% Women
30.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 23 doctor’s degrees in neurosciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in neurosciences in 2019-2020, 39.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.4% of the neurosciences 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

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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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