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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $0-$30k)

9 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$44,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cognitive Science is the 260th most popular major in the country with 2,720 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in cognitive science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cognitive science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Stanford University

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 9 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Brown University

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Cognitive Science Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 69 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas Cognitive Science Report

#7 in overall quality

University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #7 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at UCSD

#2 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cognitive science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cognitive Science at RPI

#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 1 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at University of California - Santa Cruz

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Case Western

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo.

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