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Neuroscience at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 124 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 46th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $34 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#46 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1243% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$34Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Life Science Boston, Wilkins Science Center, Center for Engeneering, Innovation and Sciences, Center for Sciences and Biomedial Engineering, Maureen and Richard J. Egan Engineering and Science Research Center, Mugar Life Sciences Building, Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex, Behrakis Health Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 82
  2. Boston University 82
  3. Trinity University 82
  4. University of California, Berkeley 81
  5. Hamilton College 81
  6. Amherst College 81
  7. University of California San Diego 80
  8. George Washington University 80

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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