2024 Best Cognitive Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a doctor's degree in cognitive science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #243 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for cognitive science students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in cognitive science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to cognitive science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of cognitive science students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized cognitive science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for cognitive science students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Cognitive Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Cognitive Science in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in cognitive science.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Cognitive Science

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in cognitive science. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in cognitive science from University of California - San Diego

2

University of California - Merced
Merced, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Merced is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in cognitive science. UC Merced is a medium-sized public university located in the rural area of Merced.More information about a doctorate in cognitive science from University of California - Merced

Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	8

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Cognitive Science Related Rankings by Major

Cognitive Science is one of 2 different types of Cognitive Science programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo. More about our data sources and methodologies.