by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Cognitive Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Cognitive Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at University of California - Irvine. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in cognitive science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UC Irvine was ranked #33 on College Factual's Best Schools for cognitive science list. It is also ranked #8 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Irvine.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of cognitive science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine is $33,993 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $34,071.
Online degrees for the UC Irvine cognitive science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Irvine Online Learning page.
About 61.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in cognitive science in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 62.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science at UC Irvine in 2019-2020, 46.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 54%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Cognitive Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cognitive Science | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to cognitive science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 28 |
| International Studies | 194 |
| Human Biology | 62 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 71 |
View All Cognitive Science Related Majors >
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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