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2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate

13 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$39,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cognitive science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cognitive science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree cognitive science students.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cognitive science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read more about Cognitive Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also took the #7 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

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#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cognitive science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree cognitive science students list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cognitive Science at ASU - Tempe

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#12 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cognitive Science at SUNY Stony Brook

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 4 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at University of Colorado Boulder

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Read more about Cognitive Science at New York University

#13 in overall quality

University of California - Merced landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 3 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Merced not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Merced are $43,854, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree cognitive science students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University

#1 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#13

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Brown University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 doctorate’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Brown

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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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