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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $30-$48k)

9 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$44,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $30-$48k)

#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 $30-$48k list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cognitive science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford University Cognitive Science Report

#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 $30-$48k 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #3 rank 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 Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Full Johns Hopkins Cognitive Science Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Brown has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 $30-$48k list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 69 degrees to qualified masters’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read more about Cognitive Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

#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 $30-$48k 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 made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Full University of California - San Diego Cognitive Science Report

#2 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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 RPI are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cognitive Science Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cognitive science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 full report on Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University

#9

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 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

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

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