A minor in Neuroscience opens doors in a wide range of industries from education to biomedical research, medicine to business consulting, advocacy, public health, human services, and law.
What can I do with a neuroscience degree?
Neuroscience-Related Career Fields:
- Medicine
- Biomedical Research
- Neuropsychology
- Law
- Education
- Public Health
- Pharmacology
- School Psychology
- Physical Therapy
Career Resources
- Career Development Center
- Society for Neuroscience – NeuroJobs Career Center
- Science Careers – Jobs in Neuroscience
- Education Portal – Careers in Neuroscience
Professional Resources
Where are St. Mary’s Neuroscience Alumni?
Academia, education, and neuroscience research
- PhD student and/or graduate at schools such as University of Maryland, Oxford University, Vanderbilt University, University of Galway, University of Pennsylvania, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, UCSF, UCLA, NCSU, Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University and more
- Post-baccalaurate Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health
- Post-doctoral researcher, Rutgers University
- Research Manager, Wellcome Trust
- Assistant Professor, Mount St. Mary’s University
- Elementary School Teacher at St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Medicine/Health/Clinical Research
- Neurology resident at Georgetown University
- Pediatric Physical Therapy Resident at Gillette Children’s Hospital
- Pharmacologist at Firecrest – ICON’s Innovative Site & Patient Platform, Limerick Ireland
- Endocrinologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist practicing in Bern, Switzerland
- Physician’s Assistant in Emergency Medicine practicing in New York City
- Physician’s Assistant in Gastroenterology, practicing in Richmond, VA
- Medical Student at University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Medical Student at Marshall University
- PA Student at Emory & Henry College
- Clinical Research Analyst at Johns Hopkins University
Consulting, Logistics, and Policy
- Senior Policy Advisor, PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency
- Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
- Functional Analyst, General Dynamics (Aerospace)
- Logistics Manager, Northrup Grumman
Technology, Research & Development
- Senior Scientist II at AbbVie Transformational and Translational Immunology Discovery
- Associate Director/Scientist at BioXcel Therapeutics
- Data Scientist at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
- UX Researcher at YouTube
- Patent Examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office
And more!