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2024 Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Schools

18 Colleges in the United States
284 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #777 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 18 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 284 degrees in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics School

Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Schools Your choice of cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Master's Degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Doctor's Degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics in the United States

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 psychology and psycholinguistics degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
39 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 39 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
8.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
35.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
37.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Irvine if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 15th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 24 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.More information about a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics from Vanderbilt University

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
36 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.

There were roughly 36 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
55.6% Growth in Graduates

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
37 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded

UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
13.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 29 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology11,427
Experimental Psychology4,227
Developmental & Child Psychology1,490
Behavioral Neuroscience1,362
Social Psychology689
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology90
Personality Psychology32
Psychopharmacology24
Comparative Psychology21

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