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Neuroscience at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 90 neuroscience majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 77th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $559 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year901% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$559Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1290–1500whole school

Around Minnesota

Scholars Walk
University of Minnesota - Scholars Walk (3099117518)Photo: A Gude · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Rose rugosa "Japanese Rose", umn - Flickr - odako1Photo: Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
MinneAnalytics FARCON 2017 conference at the University of Minnesota in Minneapo
McNamara Alumni Center - atrium 06Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The McNamara Alumni Center building at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities c
McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota (32718108201)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Sciences Education Center, Education Sciences Building, Moos Health Sciences Tower, Wallin Medical Biosciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of Washington 74
  2. Santa Clara University 74
  3. Union College 74
  4. Colorado College 74
  5. Franklin & Marshall College 73
  6. Kenyon College 73
  7. University of Delaware 72
  8. University of Iowa 72

Other strong majors at Minnesota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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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