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Neuroscience at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 54 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 33rd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year546% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Shapiro Science Center, Edison-Lecks Science Building, Gerstenzang Science Library, Bassine Science Building, Rosenstiel Basic Medial Sciences Research Center, Brown Social Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Smith College 86
  2. Haverford College 86
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 85
  4. Barnard College 85
  5. Carnegie Mellon University 85
  6. Georgetown University 85
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  8. Tulane University of Louisiana 84

Other strong majors at Brandeis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis with every school we score in neuroscience. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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