Master of Science in Neuroscience at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary programme jointly administered by Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Health Science Center, drawing on the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. It aims to prepare students as independent researchers, and degrees are jointly conferred.

Faculty: Interdisciplinary (Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Health Science Center) | Department: Neuroscience | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Thesis option minimum 32 semester credit hours; non-thesis option minimum 36 hours. Courses are chosen with the advisory committee, and students select a faculty mentor on entry or after first-year laboratory rotations.

Career pathways

A wide range of jobs in the biomedical and engineering sectors; independent researchers for industry, medicine, defense and academia.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply through the Office of Graduate Admissions. Texas A&M University graduate admission (all graduate programmes): international applicants need TOEFL iBT 80 overall (tests before 21 Jan 2026) or, for the new TOEFL, an overall 4.5 with at least 4.0 per section, or IELTS Academic overall 6.0, with the test taken within the last two years; a GRE Verbal score of 146+ or GMAT Verbal 77+ (departmental approval) or a degree from a US-accredited institution can also satisfy the requirement. Some academic units set higher standards.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate admission is handled by each programme; applicants apply through the Texas A&M GraduateCAS or the programme's own application, and deadlines are set by the department.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department; GRE score code 6003 (non-engineering) and 4119 (engineering).

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