Compare 32 Neuroscience PhD Programs in the US

Grad School Navigator tracks 32 Neuroscience PhD programs in the US across 26 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 4% report it as a requirement. A typical program takes about 70 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.

Top Programs

Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.

  1. 1

    Harvard University

    PiN (Program in Neuroscience)

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $57,328
    Program duration
    72 months
  2. 2

    University of Pennsylvania

    PhD in Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $46,540
    Program duration
    72 months
  3. 3

    University of Chicago

    PhD in Neurobiology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $84,864
    Program duration
    72 months
  4. 4

    Johns Hopkins University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $44,172
    Program duration
    24 months
  5. 5

    Northwestern University

    PhD in Neuroscience (NUIN)

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $56,067
    Program duration
    108 months
  6. 6

    New York University

    PhD in Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $53,832
    Program duration
    72 months
  7. 7

    Brown University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    64 months
  8. 8

    Washington University in St. Louis

    Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $66,850
    Program duration
    84 months
  9. 9

    University of Wisconsin--Madison

    PhD in Neuroscience

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    61 months
  10. 10

    Purdue University--West Lafayette

    PhD in Neuroscience and Behavior

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Program duration
    72 months

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Complete Program List32 programs

The complete list of Neuroscience PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityPhD Program in Neuroscience66 months
#1Harvard UniversityPiN (Program in Neuroscience)72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Neuroscience72 months
#11University of ChicagoPhD in Neurobiology72 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience24 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityNeuroscience + Biochemical, cellular and molecular biology68 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Neuroscience & Physiology60 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD in Systems Neuroscience
#22Duke UniversityPhD in Neuroscience
#22Duke UniversityPhD program in Systems and Integrative Neuroscience (SINS)
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Neuroscience (NUIN)108 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Neuroscience72 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience64 months
#36Washington University in St. LouisNeuroscience84 months
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonPhD in Neuroscience61 months
#39Purdue University--West LafayettePhD in Neuroscience and Behavior72 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Neuroscience
#64University of Maryland, College ParkPhD in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science66 months
#78Tufts UniversityPhD in Neuroscience72 months
#84University of Massachusetts--AmherstNeuroscience and Behavior Graduate Program60 months
#85Boston UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Behavioral Neuroscience84 months
#85Boston UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
#85Boston UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience and Computational Neuroscience72 months
#92Georgetown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience60 months
#96University of FloridaPhD in Neuroscience48 months
#98Virginia TechPhD in Neuroscience60 months
#201–250Case Western Reserve UniversityPhD in Neurosciences76 months
#301–400George Washington UniversityPhD in Cognitive Neuroscience96 months
#301–400University of California, RiversidePhD in Neuroscience
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Neuroscience60 months
Brandeis UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience72 months
The University of Alabama at BirminghamBehavioral Neuroscience PhD60 months

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