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Program in Neuroscience Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Brandeis University

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  • Waltham, MA
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 45%55%
    student ratio
  • 56
    total students
  • Not Reported
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • January 15
    fall application deadline
  • 21%
    acceptance rate
  • 3 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Neuroscience Master of Science (MS)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Quantitative Biology Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 10
    • Doctoral Degrees 6
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? No
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Optional and research project
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and qualifying exams, teaching experience, journal club, research seminars
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

21% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied141
    • Accepted31
    • Acceptance Rate21%
    • Enrolled15
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $75
    • Application Fee - International $75
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline January 15th Not Reported Yes
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test, official transcript(s), statement of purpose, and resume, 3 letters of recommendation
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, official transcript(s), statement of purpose, and resume, 3 letters of recommendation
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 600 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS recommended, IELTS paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *Not Reported
    • Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsApril 15
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Tuition Waivers, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Health Care Benefits, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students56
    • Female Percentage45%
    • Male Percentage55%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students56
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Full-time Percentage100%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino8%
    • Black / African American10%
    • White / Caucasian58%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian8%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown16%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty23
    • Full-time Percentage100%
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Female Percentage39%
    • Male Percentage61%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchBehavioral neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, computational and integrative neuroscience, systems neuroscience
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported

Location & Contact

Program in Neuroscience

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Brandeis University

415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
United States

Dr. Don Katz

Director of Graduate Studies

Phone: 781-736-3100
Fax: 781-736-3107
Email: dbkatz@brandeis.edu

Dr. Maryanna Aldrich

Department Administrator

Phone: 781-736-3100
Fax: 781-736-3107
Email: maldrich@brandeis.edu

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