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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
285 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 311 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 285 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cognitive science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cognitive science programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $29,342 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students per year to attend Johns Hopkins.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Johns Hopkins Cognitive Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

RPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RPI is $35,464 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cognitive Science Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carnegie Mellon University is $34,508 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Carnegie Mellon Cognitive Science Report

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NYU is $39,772 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Cognitive Science at New York University

#6

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Franklin and Marshall College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cognitive science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Franklin and Marshall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $30,281 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students per year to attend Franklin and Marshall.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Franklin and Marshall

#7

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#7 in overall quality

Vassar College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

Vassar did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Vassar College is $26,208 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Vassar

#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UPenn is $25,802 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at University of Pennsylvania

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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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