2023 Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Cognitive Science is the 238th most popular major in the country with 2,768 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 82 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cognitive science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 13 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 28,669 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Dallas were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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