The locations with the highest concentration of Neuroscience degree recipients are Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA. The locations with a relatively high number of Neuroscience degree recipients are Waverly, IA, Brunswick, ME, and Hamilton, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Neuroscience is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Neuroscience and the types of students that study this field. Ohio State University-Main Campus awards the most degrees in Neuroscience in the US, but Ponce Health Sciences University-East and Trinity College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Neuroscience.
Tuition costs for Neuroscience majors are, on average, $9,510 for in-state public colleges, and $48,333 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Neuroscience programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (199 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (4,686 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Neuroscience, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (4,686 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Neuroscience programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Neuroscience programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Ponce Health Sciences University-East has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Neuroscience, with 11.4%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Biology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Neuroscience is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.
2.73M
2020 Workforce
± 40,196
4.39%
1 Year Growth
± 2.02%
The number of Biology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.39%, from 2.62M in 2019 to 2.73M in 2020.
The largest single share of Biology graduates go on to work as Physicians (14.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Biology by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Biology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Biology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Biology in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Biology is 41.3.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Biology degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Biology (4,996 students).
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Neuroscience is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.
41.3
Average Age in 2020
± 0.196 Years
0.363%
1 Year Change
± 0.681%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Biology. The most common ages of employees with this major are 29 and 30 years old, which represent 3.38% and 3.36% of the population, respectively.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Neuroscience for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Neuroscience. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Neuroscience is from the 2 Digit Course Biology.
Most Common Countries of Origin
India
84,916 degree recipients
China
50,518 degree recipients
Philippines
24,771 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
United Arab Emirates
4.77 times more than expected
Zambia
3.66 times more than expected
Saudi Arabia
3.22 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in United Arab Emirates that hold Biology degrees (4.77 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (84,916 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Neuroscience field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Neuroscience majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Neuroscience majors need more than the average amount of Quality Control Analysis, Programming, and Science.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Neuroscience majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Quality Control Analysis is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.