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Neuroscience at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 215 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 82nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $105 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#82 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year2153% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$105Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Kenyon College 73
  2. University of Delaware 72
  3. University of Iowa 72
  4. Michigan State University 71
  5. University of San Diego 71
  6. Ursinus College 71
  7. Bucknell University 71
  8. University of Kentucky 70

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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