If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #50 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for neurobiology & neurosciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 82 bachelor's degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to neurobiology & neurosciences students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of neurobiology & neurosciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for neurobiology & neurosciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized neurobiology & neurosciences related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for neurobiology & neurosciences students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools
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 Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Neurobiology & Neurosciences in Maine
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences.
Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in Neurobiology
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in neurobiology & neurosciences has to take a look at Bates College. Bates is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lewiston.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the neurobiology program state that they receive average early career wages of $36,112.
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.