by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 91 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for neurosciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 617 doctor's degrees in neurosciences to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The neurosciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for neurosciences students working on their doctor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in neurosciences has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Pennsylvania
It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Columbia University in the City of New York
Stanford University is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Stanford University
Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Vanderbilt University
UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Chicago
Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Dartmouth College
Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Princeton University
Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Yale University
Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Duke University
Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Brown University
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Southern California
WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Washington University in St Louis
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| 15 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 16 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 17 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 18 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| 19 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 20 | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 22 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
View the Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
Neurosciences is one of 4 different types of Neurobiology & Neurosciences programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurobiology & Anatomy | 58 |
| Neurobiology & Behavior | 15 |
| Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 6 |
