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2024 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in North Carolina

3 Colleges in North Carolina
198 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded
$34,195 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in neurobiology & neurosciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 degrees in neurobiology & neurosciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Neurobiology & Neurosciences School

Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in North Carolina Your choice of neurobiology & neurosciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for neurobiology & neurosciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

Pick Your Neurobiology & Neurosciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Neurobiology
Master's Degrees in Neurobiology
Doctor's Degrees in Neurobiology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Neurobiology & Neurosciences in North Carolina

The schools below may not offer all types of neurobiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Neurobiology

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Duke crest
Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
84 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded
$34,195 Median Starting Salary

Duke University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were roughly 84 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the neurobiology program report average early career income of $34,195.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
96 Neurobiology Degrees Awarded

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great choice for students interested in a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 96 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

It is difficult to beat Wake Forest University if you wish to pursue a degree in neurobiology & neurosciences. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 10 neurobiology & neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent data year.

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Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Neurobiology & Neurosciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 415
Florida 282 172
Virginia 274 452
Tennessee 269 284
South Carolina 248 14
Kentucky 244 108
Louisiana 242 198
Mississippi 234 15
Arkansas 234 6
Alabama 233 101
West Virginia 207 8

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Neurobiology & Neurosciences is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Neurobiology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Neurosciences 198

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Majors Similar to Neurobiology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 3,666
Biotechnology 552
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 333
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 258
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 175
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 173
Zoology 139
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 87
Genetics 87
Botany/Plant Biology 68

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