2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Cognitive Science is the 179th most popular major in the country with 2,723 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, cognitive science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,188 and had an average of $19,253 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 311 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,189 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in cognitive science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cognitive science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 9 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at RPI

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $75-$110k)

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.

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

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