2026 Best Value Neurobiology & Behavior Schools in California
[Neurobiology & Behavior](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/neurobiology-and-neurosciences/neurobiology-and-behavior/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for neurobiology & behavior students.
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2026 Best Value Neurobiology & Behavior Schools in California
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the neurobiology & behavior degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Neurobiology & Behavior Schools
University Of California Irvine earned the #1 spot for value among neurobiology & behavior schools in California. Set in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,752, compared with $46,640 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete the neurobiology & behavior program here. Soon after graduation, neurobiology & behavior degree recipients from University Of California Irvine generally make around $21,818. That is a strong return on a $20,500 median debt. Roughly 29% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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