2024 Best Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

If you plan on getting your master's degree in neurosciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #263 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 13 master's degrees in neurosciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Neurosciences School for Your Master's Degree

The neurosciences master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality neurosciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 - The number of neurosciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for neurosciences students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Neurosciences in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in neurosciences.

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Neurosciences

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in neurosciences. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Michigan State University

2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in neurosciences has to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

3

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Central Michigan University if you want to pursue a master's degree in neurosciences. Central Michigan is a large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Central Michigan University

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	6
Ohio	494	16
Indiana	375	1
Wisconsin	317	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.