2024 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Plains States Region
2Colleges in the Plains States Region
70Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #238 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 70 degrees in cognitive science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Cognitive Science in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of cognitive science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Cognitive Science
Every student who is interested in cognitive science needs to check out Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 52 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in cognitive science has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This university ranks 1st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 1 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive science. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 1 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 2 majors within the Cognitive Science area of study, Cognitive Science has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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