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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science

8 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$46,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 69 degrees to qualified masters’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cognitive Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 3 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree cognitive science students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Cognitive Science Report

#7 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 #3 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also took the #7 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at University of California - San Diego

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s list. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Case Western Cognitive Science Report

#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 9 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #3 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’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

#6

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Stanford University

#2 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’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.

Read more about Cognitive Science at RPI

#8

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

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.

Credits

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

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