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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
138 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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

Across the New England region, there were 142 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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 New England Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the New England Region

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Simmons University is $30,008 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Simmons

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MIT is $16,636 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at MIT

#3

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #3 spot on the list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

Yale also made our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Yale is $17,549 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Yale University

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 51 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Tufts

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $29,392 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students per year to attend Brown University.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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.

Credits

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

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