If you pursue a degree in neurosciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #81 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of neurosciences. Combined, these schools handed out 460 degrees in neurosciences to qualified students.
The neurosciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Neurosciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Neurosciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The neurosciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Neurosciences Schools in Illinois.
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The schools below may not offer all types of neurosciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in neurosciences needs to check out University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 83 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in neurosciences. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in neurosciences. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
University of Illinois at Chicago is a good option for students pursuing a degree in neurosciences. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 108 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 29 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Lake Forest in the most recent year we have data available.
Augustana is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Rock Island. This college ranks 21st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 15 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were about 33 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 17 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.
Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. This university ranks 43rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 24 neurosciences students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent data year.
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).
The neurosciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Neurosciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Neurosciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
