2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 2,720 people earned their degree in cognitive science, making the major the 260th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 311 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cognitive science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cognitive science programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cognitive science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #0 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RPI Cognitive Science Report

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

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.

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