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Neuroscience at Syracuse

Syracuse graduates about 52 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 92nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

68/100Strong#92 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year522% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1430whole school

Around Syracuse

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Tolley Building, Syracuse University RearPhoto: Kiran891 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Science and Technology.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. The University of the South 69
  2. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 68
  3. University at Buffalo–SUNY 68
  4. Purdue University–Main Campus 68
  5. Creighton University 68
  6. Binghamton University–SUNY 67
  7. University of Colorado Boulder 67
  8. University of California, Irvine 67

Other strong majors at Syracuse

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse 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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