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 University of California - Berkeley. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in neurobiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,803 | $2,803 |
Online degrees for the UC Berkeley neurobiology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 20.0% of the neurobiology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.8%.
None of the neurobiology doctor’s degree recipients at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurosciences | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 9 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 9 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 7 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 32 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 16 |
*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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