<p>Hey there. What schools have good neuroscience or biopsychology programs. ?!!??!</p>
<p>How would you rank the following schools for either of these programs?</p>
<p>Brown
Pomona
Vassar
Tulane
Oberlin
Swarthmore
Yale (they don't specificaly have a neuro major but a neuro track in psych)
Penn (they have biological basis of behavior - basically the same)
Tufts
Macalaster
Emory
University of Puget Sound (they just have bio and pysch actually)</p>
<p>I'm also interested in neuroscience, but I have no idea how any of these programs rank, though I liked how Brown's was set up</p>
<p>You probably want to try and think through what you plan to do with a biopsych/neuroscience degree in order to evaluate programs that you might apply to. If you think you may be interested in a basic science type career than you should look for programs which provide students research opportunities in neuroscience labs funded by national grants. (This may take some digging on college websites to check faculty members websites to see whether they have current grants and what they are). If you think that you might want to be a neuropsychologist and work with patient populations, then you should see whether there are opportunities to get exposure to internships where you would have the opportunity to get some experience. As with most areas in psychology, a Ph.D. is really necessary to work in this field and so you want to look for a program where you can get a well rounded educational experience, some research and practical experience, and get to know some professors well enough to get good letters of recommendation. You would not necessarily have to have a biopsych undergraduate major to get into a biopsych graduate program. You can look at the American Psychological Association website, apa.org to get more information.</p>
<p>Brown has possibly the top neuroscience programs in the country - I think I read that they were the first school to have a neuro major. </p>
<p>Anyway, add UCLA to your list.</p>
<p>Also, as for evaluating top schools for the majors, it would be wise to look at the biology and psychology departments individually.</p>
<p>What are your future plans (career-wise)?</p>
<p>I beg to differ on some of these schools. When it comes to neuroscience, you are missing some of the best and best-known programs in the country. Brown is good but doesnt compete.</p>
<p>I agree with Crayon on UCLA...They have some research going on there that is just incredible, and resources that would made any student of brain sciences happy to be there. </p>
<p>Yale and Penn are both fantastic schools, obviously, as are many of those you listed, but not necessarily the best in neursocience/biopsych. Dont believe the hype.</p>
<p>Looking into Duke, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, maybe Princeton (depending on your interests) if you are looking at the very top schools</p>
<p>Other good programs include UVA, Vanderbilt, some of the Texas programs, most of the UC programs, SUNY-Stony Brook, there are a lot out there.</p>
<p>For the liberal arts colleges, i'll be honest, i dont really like most of their programs. Personally, and again this is just an opinion, the mid-small universities, particularly the top ones, will provide you infinately more resources and frankly have better research going on, which is central to a good footing in neuroscience looking into the future. IF you really like the LACs, i recommend Swarthmore for sure, as well as Wesleyan. Some other schools with programs include Bowdoin and Williams, but these two are not as well established. </p>
<p>The LAC v. Universities thing comes as always down to what you like. Unless you want to "teach" neuroscience, in order to "do" neuroscience, research is the key, and the colleges as much as they say "you get more hands on experience" and all that, really know they can't compete. </p>
<p>Just my opinions</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions but I'm kind of looking at a ranking for within that list of schools. I'm a transfer student, and Princeton doesn't accept transfers otherwise I'd apply. Vandy, JHU, Duke, etc. don't fit my other criteria.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot abrandel for clearing some of the myths about the best programs :p</p>
<p>if you want a high ranking school, MIT has a pretty good neuroscience program, although it is more based off biology than psychology</p>
<p>Mark Bear?! ;)</p>