Careers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Behavioral Neuroscience prepares students for a wide range of career paths. Since neuroscience is a highly interdisciplinary field, students learn to incorporate knowledge from many levels, providing students with a wide range of career options. Some careers may require graduate degrees, but there are many career opportunities for students with Bachelor’s degrees

Careers Requiring a Doctoral-Level Degree

• Medicine ¹
• Research Scientist
• Pharmacist ²
• Dentist ³
• Veterinarian ⁵
• Clinical Psychologist
• Professor
• Neuropsychologist

Master's Level Careers

• Neuroimaging Technician
• Physician's Assistant
• Genetic Counselor
• Epidemiology
• Occupational Therapist ⁴
• Biostatistician
• Speech-Language Pathologist
• Public Health

Bachelor's Level Careers (*Additional coursework to pursue these careers)

• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Laboratory Technician
• Regulatory Affairs Specialist
• Medical Technician*
• Science Writer
• Clinical Research Assistant
• Science Advocacy
• Patient Care Assistant*
• Health Educator
• EEG Technologist*
• Lab Animal Care Technician
• Medical and Healthcare Manager
• Pharmacy Technician*

 

1. Medicine
   1. Requires ~10 additional courses
   2. Medical School Fact Sheet
   3. Mostly BMS and CHM courses
2. Pharmacist
   1. Requires ~10 additional courses
   2. Pharmacy School Fact Sheet
   3. Mostly BMS and CHM courses
3. Dentist
   1. Requires ~10 additional courses
   2. Dental School Fact Sheet
   3. Mostly BMS and CHM courses
4. Occupational therapist
   1. Requires ~4 additional courses
   2. Occupational Therapist Prerequisite courses
   3. Mostly BMS courses
5. Veterinarian
   1. Requires ~10 additional courses
   2. Pre-Veterinary program classes
   3. Mostly BMS and CHM courses