2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the New England Region

Cognitive Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #149 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for cognitive science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 138 bachelor's degrees in cognitive science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Cognitive Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The cognitive science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of cognitive science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for cognitive science.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Cognitive Science in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in cognitive science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Cognitive Science Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Tufts University
Medford, MA

51 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in cognitive science needs to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in cognitive science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 51 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in cognitive science from Tufts University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

Yale University is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in cognitive science. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in cognitive science in Connecticut.

There were approximately 30 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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3

Simmons University
Boston, MA

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Simmons University is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in cognitive science. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in cognitive science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 16 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Brown University
Providence, RI

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in cognitive science needs to take a look at Brown University. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in cognitive science in Rhode Island.

There were about 14 cognitive science individuals who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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5

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NH

Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

There were about 12 cognitive science individuals who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.

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6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in cognitive science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 9 cognitive science individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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7

Hampshire College
Amherst, MA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

Hampshire is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Amherst.

There were approximately 6 cognitive science individuals who graduated with this degree at Hampshire in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular cognitive science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	540	72
Connecticut	329	26
Rhode Island	298	11
New Hampshire	267	14

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Cognitive Science Related Rankings by Major

Cognitive Science is one of 1 different types of Cognitive Science programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Cognitive Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Contemplative Studies/Inquiry.	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo. More about our data sources and methodologies.