2025 Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Ranked #45 in popularity, neurosciences is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 31 doctor's degrees in neurosciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on neurosciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other neurosciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized neurosciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for neurosciences students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Neurosciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Neurosciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Neurosciences in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for neurosciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Neurosciences

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in neurosciences needs to look into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Wake Forest University is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in neurosciences. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Winston-Salem.More information about a doctorate in neurosciences from Wake Forest University

Best Neurosciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Neurosciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	13
Georgia	190	17
Virginia	182	13
Mississippi	154	1
Tennessee	150	11
Louisiana	146	6
South Carolina	135	2
Kentucky	119	1
West Virginia	61	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Neurosciences

One of 4 majors within the Neurobiology & Neurosciences area of study, Neurosciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.