Quantitative Indicators of Continued Growth in Undergraduate Neuroscience Education in the US

Christopher Rochon; Gonzalo Otazu; Isaac L Kurtzer; Randy F Stout Jr; Raddy L Ramos

Quantitative Indicators of Continued Growth in Undergraduate Neuroscience Education in the US

J Undergrad Neurosci Educ. 2019 Dec 21;18(1):A51-A56. eCollection 2019 Fall.

Authors

Christopher Rochon¹, Gonzalo Otazu¹, Isaac L Kurtzer¹, Randy F Stout Jr¹, Raddy L Ramos¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568.

PMID: 31983900
PMCID: PMC6973302

Abstract

There is both anecdotal and quantitative evidence that undergraduate neuroscience education has grown substantially in the US. Therefore, efforts to continue to track changes in undergraduate neuroscience education are important. Here we provide quantitative data that both public and private institutions are creating new undergraduate neuroscience programs. In addition, we demonstrate that the number of graduates from undergraduate neuroscience programs continues to increase compared to graduates from other life sciences programs. These data are important to faculty and administrators at institutions that currently have or seek to establish new undergraduate neuroscience programs.

Keywords: life science programs; neuroscience graduates; neuroscience majors; neuroscience programs.