2024 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 degrees in cognitive science during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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• Best Overall Cognitive Science Schools List

Cognitive Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Cognitive Science in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the cognitive science degree levels they offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Cognitive Science

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded

30.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in cognitive science has to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a degree in cognitive science from Vanderbilt University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded

15.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in cognitive science. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in cognitive science from University of Georgia

Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

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Rankings in Majors Related to Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Cognitive Science Concentrations

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Most Popular Related Majors

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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.