Neurosciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #81 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for neurosciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 602 degrees in neurosciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of neurosciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Neurosciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Neurosciences Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the neurosciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in neurosciences. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 207 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in neurosciences has to take a look at Michigan State University. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 263 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Central Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in neurosciences. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 59 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Hope College if you wish to pursue a degree in neurosciences. Hope is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Holland. A Best Colleges rank of #398 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hope is a great college overall.
There were about 4 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year.
Alma is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Alma. This college ranks 42nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 5 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Alma in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 22 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.
Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Marquette. This university ranks 34th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 7 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of neurosciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Neurosciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
