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Best Neuroscience Schools Near Lees Summit, MO (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Lees Summit, Missouri has 1 accredited school offering neuroscience programs. Lees Summit has a population of about 89,467. In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, the top-earning neuroscience-related role is Pharmacists at a median $139,460 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Neuroscience Schools to Lees Summit
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer neuroscience programs near Lees Summit, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Lees Summit city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Lees Summit.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Missouri schools on the Missouri neuroscience page.
Neuroscience Wages Near Lees Summit
Lees Summit is part of the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (BLS area code 28140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Missouri statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$81,250
Kansas City, MO-KS
$87,838
Biochemists and Biophysicists
$95,990
Kansas City, MO-KS
$103,773
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
$98,110
Kansas City, MO-KS
$106,065
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
$84,600
Kansas City, MO-KS
$91,459
Biological Technicians
$52,630
Kansas City, MO-KS
$56,897
Pharmacists
$139,460
Kansas City, MO-KS
$150,768
Biological Scientists, All Other
$74,810
Kansas City, MO-KS
$80,876
Psychologists, All Other
$133,950
Kansas City, MO-KS
$144,811
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Lees Summit at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
92.5 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Lees Summit-Area Cities With Neuroscience Programs
How many accredited neuroscience schools are near Lees Summit, MO?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering neuroscience programs near Lees Summit. The closest is University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS (46.6 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Kansas (46.6 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying neuroscience roles near Lees Summit?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying neuroscience-related roles near Lees Summit are: Pharmacists ($139,460), Psychologists, All Other ($133,950), Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($98,110). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Missouri statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Raytown instead of Lees Summit?
Raytown, MO is 6.9 miles from Lees Summit and has its own set of local neuroscience programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 6, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
