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Neuroscience at Wheaton College (MA)

Wheaton College (MA) graduates about 17 neuroscience majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 146th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

57/100Solid#146 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year174% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0000.98× the same major nationally
Admit rate68%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1390whole school

Around Wheaton College (MA)

Mars Center for Science and Technology at Wheaton College, Norton Massachusetts.
Mars Center for Science and Technology at Wheaton College MassachusettsPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Mars Center for Science and Technology at Wheaton College, Norton Massachusetts.
Mars Center for Science and Technology at Wheaton CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Panorama of Wheaton College, Norton Massachusetts. Emerson Hall, Larcom Hall, Pa
Panorama of Wheaton College, Norton MassachusettsPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Watson Fine Arts Center, Wheaton College, Massachusetts
Watson Fine Arts Center, Wheaton College, MassachusettsPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mars Center for Science & Technology, Kollett Hall & Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Athletics 3 · Dining 2 · Academic 2 · Arts 1 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Marquette University 58
  2. Hendrix College 58
  3. University of Louisville 57
  4. Washington State University 57
  5. George Mason University 56
  6. Lawrence University 56
  7. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice 55
  8. Arizona State University 55

Other strong majors at Wheaton College (MA)

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wheaton College (MA) 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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