2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Maryland, there were 43 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $17,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cognitive science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in Maryland

#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 Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 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 Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University

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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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