2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2019-2020, 2,723 people earned their degree in cognitive science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States. 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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cognitive science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins also took 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 University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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