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Best Colleges for Neurobiology and Neurosciences, by Earnings

268 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Neurobiology and Neurosciences, about 11,359 degrees a year. Across the 65 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $61,799 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Dartmouth College	NH	$143,067	40	5.4%
2	Middlebury College	VT	$90,917	48	10.8%
3	University of Southern California	CA	$89,203	83	9.8%
4	King's College	PA	$83,705	12	93.1%
5	University of New Hampshire	NH	$78,722	34	88.2%
6	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$78,295	103	5.4%
7	Binghamton University	NY	$77,478	256	38.6%
8	Northeastern University	MA	$74,617	124	5.2%
9	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$74,617	2
10	Indiana University	IN	$74,151	118	78.2%
11	Emory University	GA	$73,795	153	10.7%
12	Central Michigan University	MI	$73,316	49	89.8%
13	Duke University	NC	$73,140	95	5.7%
14	University of San Diego	CA	$72,910	67	52.4%
15	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$71,942	147	78.1%
16	Columbia University	NY	$70,244	89	4%
17	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$69,027	46	65.8%
18	Boston University	MA	$68,888	121	11.1%
19	Union College	NY	$68,666	24	43.9%
20	George Mason University	VA	$68,546	80	87.5%
21	Ohio State University	OH	$68,480	283	60.6%
22	Brandeis University	MA	$68,179	54	40.5%
23	Trinity College	CT	$67,115	28	29.3%
24	University of St Thomas	MN	$66,868	36	85.4%
25	Barnard College	NY	$66,787	63	8.8%
26	Carthage College	WI	$65,733	32	87.1%
27	University of Notre Dame	IN	$65,458	136	11.3%
28	University of Pittsburgh	PA	$65,239	169	58.1%
29	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$65,124	262	26.6%
30	Temple University	PA	$64,063	100	80.4%
31	Susquehanna University	PA	$63,729	10	81.4%
32	University of California-Davis	CA	$63,720	394	41.8%
33	University of California-San Diego	CA	$61,799	177	26.7%
34	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	MA	$61,194	17	67.7%
35	Brigham Young University	UT	$60,065	124	67.8%
36	Virginia Tech	VA	$59,714	215	54.8%
37	Vanderbilt University	TN	$59,575	112	5.9%
38	University of Minnesota	MN	$59,568	90	79.8%
39	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$59,498	239	65.1%
40	University of Delaware	DE	$59,009	80	70.6%
41	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$58,824	288	45.2%
42	Coe College	IA	$58,716	13	64%
43	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$58,373	106	81.6%
44	Michigan State University	MI	$58,046	247	84.8%
45	University of Cincinnati	OH	$58,004	99	85.3%
46	Grand Valley State University	MI	$57,842	68	83%
47	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$57,769	82	73.7%
48	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$56,869	95	77.3%
49	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$56,324	126	6.4%
50	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$56,218	40	76.4%
51	Washington State University	WA	$55,687	44	86.6%
52	University of Michigan	MI	$55,436	189	15.6%
53	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$55,404	171	9%
54	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$55,043	24	87%
55	Northwestern University	IL	$54,279	113	7.7%
56	Syracuse University	NY	$54,088	52	45.9%
57	Baylor University	TX	$53,927	81	51.3%
58	University of Vermont	VT	$53,755	77	65.3%
59	University of Arizona	AZ	$52,571	148	86.1%
60	College of William & Mary	VA	$52,161	67	34.1%
61	University of California-Riverside	CA	$51,865	136	76.4%
62	Western Washington University	WA	$51,508	47	93.3%
63	Georgia State University	GA	$51,367	95	55.4%
64	Saint Edward's University	TX	$50,936	24	81.4%
65	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$48,464	118	14%

203 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Neurobiology and Neurosciences graduates?

Dartmouth College ($143,067), Middlebury College ($90,917), University of Southern California ($89,203), King's College ($83,705), University of New Hampshire ($78,722) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Neurobiology and Neurosciences majors make?

The median across 65 colleges is $61,799 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $48,464 to $143,067.

Which colleges have the biggest Neurobiology and Neurosciences programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of California-Davis (394), University of Wisconsin-Madison (288), Ohio State University (283), University of Texas at Austin (262), Binghamton University (256).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Neurobiology and Neurosciences". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.