2024 Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Ranked #45 in popularity, neurosciences is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 doctor's degrees in neurosciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on neurosciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other neurosciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized neurosciences related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Neurosciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurosciences in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for neurosciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in Neurosciences

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in neurosciences has to look into University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Neurosciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	54
Pennsylvania	311	37
New Jersey	165	12
District of Columbia	143	16
Delaware	63	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Neurosciences

One of 4 majors within the Neurobiology & Neurosciences area of study, Neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.