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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in California

6 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master's in California

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

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 California, there were 1,373 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,671 and $19,685 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 neurobiology and neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in neurobiology and neurosciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality neurobiology and neurosciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree neurobiology students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in California

#1

University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Francisco. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSF also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSF are $28,092, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSF Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 12 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UC Irvine

#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 California list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Read more about Neurobiology & Neurosciences at UCSD

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Davis Neurobiology & Neurosciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #4 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” 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 UC Berkeley

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Neurobiology Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 1 masters’s neurobiology degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read full report on Neurobiology & Neurosciences at USC

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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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