Best Schools for Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$32,700
Avg. Earnings
2,232
Graduates
#1
S

Stonehill College

Easton, MA · Private

$44,747
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,328
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 72.6%
#2
H

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,334
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 3.5%
#3
E

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA · Private

$39,729
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.6%
#4
B

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 8.0%
#5
D

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,949
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 6.2%
#6
C

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,198
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 4.2%
#7
W

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $25,373
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 13.9%
#8
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,969
Graduates: 88
Acceptance: 5.7%
#9
B

Barnard College

New York, NY · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,675
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 8.0%
#10
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$36,728
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,633
Graduates: 91
Acceptance: 10.8%
#11
M

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT · Private

$36,134
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,735
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 10.4%
#12
U

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH · Public

$35,240
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,373
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 86.9%
#13
U

University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Manchester, NH · Public

$35,240
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,373
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 87.3%
#14
S

Smith College

Northampton, MA · Private

$34,603
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 19.7%
#15
U

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT · Public

$34,526
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,831
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 60.0%
#16
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$33,459
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,779
Graduates: 103
Acceptance: 8.7%
#17
U

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Public

$33,459
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,543
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 62.5%
#18
U

Ursinus College

Collegeville, PA · Private

$33,281
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,582
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 87.4%
#19
C

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,641
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 11.9%
#20
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,273
Graduates: 64
Acceptance: 29.1%
#21
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$32,569
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,809
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 35.3%
#22
L

Lafayette College

Easton, PA · Private

$32,563
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 31.5%
#23
R

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI · Public

$32,391
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,502
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 81.1%
#24
C

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI · Private

$32,284
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,855
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 84.2%
#25
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$31,907
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,807
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 77.0%
#26
U

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · Public

$31,423
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,463
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: 83.3%
#27
U

Union College

Schenectady, NY · Private

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,476
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 43.8%
#28
D

Duke University

Durham, NC · Private

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,195
Graduates: 53
Acceptance: 6.8%
#29
T

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA · Public

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,780
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 82.9%
#30
B

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,809
Graduates: 37
Acceptance: 5.2%
#31
U

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,364
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 85.7%
#32
G

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Public

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,497
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 62.3%
#33
W

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Norton, MA · Private

$30,771
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 71.3%
#34
A

Allegheny College

Meadville, PA · Private

$30,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,423
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 58.5%
#35
U

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE · Public

$30,409
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,850
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 86.9%
#36
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$30,047
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,232
Graduates: 242
Acceptance: 41.6%
#37
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,886
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 10.0%
#38
I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $17,544
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: 80.4%
#39
J

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,801
Graduates: 81
Acceptance: 7.6%
#40
U

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,738
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 5.9%
#41
U

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,669
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 46.8%
#42
G

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA · Public

$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,574
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: 88.8%
#43
C

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI · Public

$28,816
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,783
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 91.0%
#44
B

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY · Public

$28,753
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,852
Graduates: 146
Acceptance: 37.7%
#45
U

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$28,381
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,415
Graduates: 146
Acceptance: 24.5%
#46
W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$28,236
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,993
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 85.4%
#47
O

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH · Private

$27,750
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,627
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 33.0%
#48
R

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN · Private

$26,739
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 49.7%
#49
U

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, NV · Public

$26,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,639
Graduates: 64
Acceptance: 85.3%
#50
A

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL · Private

$26,353
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 67.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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