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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Neuroscience

125 U.S. colleges and universities offer Neuroscience at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 26 Associate 3 Bachelor 307 Master 106 PhD 125 Professional 4

Most schools offering it: New York (37), Pennsylvania (37), Ohio (27), California (21), Massachusetts (21), Texas (17)

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Showing 1–24 of 125 schools

WUS
Private nonprofit

Neuroscience: 26 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Neuroscience: 24 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Neuroscience: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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USC
Private nonprofit

Neuroscience: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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NU
Private nonprofit

Neuroscience: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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UTD
Public

Neuroscience: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,886
Retention
90%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
9,890
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UMA
Public

Neuroscience: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Neuroscience: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Neuroscience: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Neuroscience: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
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DC
Private nonprofit

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Neuroscience: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
6,938
Retention
98%
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
2,240
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UA
Public

Neuroscience: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Neuroscience: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
CampusOnlineHybrid
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