{"id":50,"date":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:39:08","slug":"careers-in-neuroscience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-neuroscience\/careers-in-neuroscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Neuroscience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-50\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-50-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of fields can I work in with a <strong>degree in Neuroscience<\/strong>?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/08\/Neuro-lab-2025-e1756127116731.jpg\" width=\"1058\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/08\/Neuro-lab-2025-e1756127116731.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/08\/Neuro-lab-2025-e1756127116731-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/08\/Neuro-lab-2025-e1756127116731-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/08\/Neuro-lab-2025-e1756127116731-768x632.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1058px) 100vw, 1058px\" title=\"Neuro lab 2025\" alt=\"SMCM students wearing blue gloves examine and dissect a preserved brain specimen on a tray in a classroom or laboratory setting.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Highlighted Fields<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Biomedical Research<\/li>\n<li>Neuropsychology<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacology<\/li>\n<li>School Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Physical Therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>SMCM Alumni with Neuroscience Degrees have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>In Maryland and Washington, D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Georgetown University<\/li>\n<li>Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n<li>National Institutes of Health<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland, College Park<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland, Baltimore<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland, Eastern Shore<\/li>\n<li>Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>McGill University (Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Oxford University (England)<\/li>\n<li>Szent Istv\u00e1n University (Hungary)<\/li>\n<li>University of British Columbia (Canada)<\/li>\n<li>University of Galway (Ireland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Nationwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carnegie Mellon University<\/li>\n<li>Emory University<\/li>\n<li>Dartmouth College<\/li>\n<li>Duke University<\/li>\n<li>Indiana University, Bloomington<\/li>\n<li>Marshall University<\/li>\n<li>North Carolina State University<\/li>\n<li>Ohio State University<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania State University<\/li>\n<li>Princeton University<\/li>\n<li>Tulane University<\/li>\n<li>University at Buffalo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-3-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>University of California Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>University of California San Francisco<\/li>\n<li>University of Colorado Medical Center<\/li>\n<li>University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>University of Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>University of Pittsburgh<\/li>\n<li>University of Texas, Austin<\/li>\n<li>University of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Vanderbilt University<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Commonwealth University<\/li>\n<li>Virginia Tech<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Neuroscience Career <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/bestaccreditedcolleges.org\/articles\/careers-in-neuroscience-research-job-options-and-salary-info.html\">Neuroscience Job Options and Salary Information<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/career-development\/\">SMCM Career Development<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-50-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-50\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-768x512.jpg\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/192\/2025\/06\/research_symposium_2016-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" title=\"research_symposium_2016\" alt=\"People stand in a hallway, observing and discussing educational posters displayed on bulletin boards along the walls.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Neuroscience Professional <strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-50-5-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfn.org\/\">Society for Neuroscience<i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #e9e9e9;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-50-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-50-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-50-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-50-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Neuroscience Internships and 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