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 Washington University in St Louis. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in neurobiology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at WUSTL paid an average of $2,346 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $262 | $262 |
Online degrees for the WUSTL 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 WUSTL Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.3% of the neurobiology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.8%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in neurobiology at WUSTL in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurosciences | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 7 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 5 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 18 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 23 |
| Genetics | 21 |
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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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