2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in California

A doctor's degree in cognitive science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #240 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in cognitive science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

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

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for cognitive science, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Cognitive Science in California

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Cognitive Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in cognitive science. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in cognitive science in California.

There were about 6 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in cognitive science from University of California - San Diego

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in cognitive science needs to take a look at University of California - Irvine. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in cognitive science in California.

There were roughly 4 cognitive science individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in cognitive science from University of California - Irvine

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University of California - Merced
Merced, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Merced if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in cognitive science. UC Merced is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Merced. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in cognitive science in California.

There were about 3 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Merced in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in cognitive science from University of California - Merced

Best Cognitive Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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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.