by our College Data Analytics TeamCognitive Science is a concentration offered under the cognitive science major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in cognitive science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at RPI paid an average of $2,320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,600 | $55,600 |
| Fees | $2,725 | $2,725 |
Online degrees for the RPI cognitive science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RPI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the cognitive science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.0%.
Of those students who received a master’s degree at RPI in cognitive science at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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