2024 Best Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 master's degrees in neurosciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 colleges for neurosciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Neurosciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Neurosciences Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Neurosciences

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in neurosciences. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Brandeis University is a great option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in neurosciences. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Brandeis University

3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in neurosciences. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from University of Massachusetts Amherst

4

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in neurosciences has to check out Boston College. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Boston College

5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

6

Tufts University
Medford, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.More information about a master’s in neurosciences from Tufts University

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Neurosciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	313	31
Rhode Island	222	6
New Hampshire	174	1
Vermont	115	2

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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.

Majors Similar to Neurosciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Anatomy	1

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.