2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Maryland

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,508 people earned their degree in neurobiology and neurosciences, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, neurobiology and neurosciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,248 and had an average of $22,201 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 169 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,600 and $15,224 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great neurobiology and neurosciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the neurobiology and neurosciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 6 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMCP Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s neurobiology students in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 16 doctorate’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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