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2024 Best Neurosciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

52 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,057 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded
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.

College Factual looked at 52 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Neurosciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,057 degrees in neurosciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Neurosciences School

Best Neurosciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Neurosciences Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Neurosciences
Master's Degrees in Neurosciences
Doctor's Degrees in Neurosciences

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Neurosciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Neurosciences

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
132 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded

University of Pennsylvania is a good option for students interested in a degree in neurosciences. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 132 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
130 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in neurosciences. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 130 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
48 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded

Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in neurosciences. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
3.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in neurosciences has to look into Georgetown University. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
160 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 160 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
201 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded

Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 201 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In PA

Located in the suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA

Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
59 Neurosciences Degrees Awarded

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 59 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
53.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. This university ranks 8th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 15 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Neurosciences Colleges by State

Explore the best neurosciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 778
Pennsylvania 978 765
Maryland 618 177
New Jersey 614 108
District of Columbia 441 88
Delaware 345 95

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Neurobiology & Anatomy 34
Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences 12
Neurobiology & Behavior 9

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