Best Child Neurology Residency Programs 2027

In our 2027 rankings the top five child neurology programs are Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Weill Cornell Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and University of California, San Francisco. Open any program for its training hospitals, pay and key research.

These rankings cover 78 child neurology residency programs in 35 states and territories.

10 programs in this list say they sponsor H-1B visas, including Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester and Children's Mercy Kansas City. Use the visa filter to see them all, and confirm with each program before you apply.

Measured as PGY-1 pay against a typical local one-bedroom rent, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic come out ahead.

Each program is judged on the hospitals where residents train, the depth of its faculty, its research and pay against local rent. No reputation surveys are used. 2MM+ members can set their own weights.