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2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Neurobiology & Neurosciences is the 85th most popular major in the country with 10,508 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,636 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,160 and $19,589 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the neurobiology and neurosciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Francisco are $28,092.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UCSF

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Full University of California - Irvine Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #5 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s neurobiology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#4 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s neurobiology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at University of California - Berkeley

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Southern California 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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