Neuroscience

Biological & Biomedical Sciences · federal classification: Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Neuroscience graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $55,952, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).

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Median earnings by degree level

Degree	Median earnings	Typical range	Schools	Clear the bar
Bachelor's Degree	$55,952	$39,246 to $65,664	98	78%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +7% (2025 to 2035), about 38,100 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

Occupation	Median pay	Growth	Openings/yr
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,410	+12.6%	10,500
Biological Technicians	$57,510	+7.4%	9,400
Natural Sciences Managers	$167,220	+8.2%	9,200
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,620	+7.3%	4,700
Biological Scientists, All Other	$98,920	+4.7%	4,300

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a neuroscience program, of 332 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

University of California-Davis 402 completions
The University of Texas at Dallas 340 completions
University of Wisconsin-Madison 301 completions
Ohio State University-Main Campus 300 completions
Michigan State University 269 completions
The University of Texas at Austin 269 completions
Binghamton University 256 completions
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 215 completions

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.