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2027 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Massachusetts

[Cognitive Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/cognitive-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for cognitive science students.

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• Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Massachusetts

2027 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Massachusetts

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the cognitive science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Cognitive Science Schools

1

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Cambridge, MA

$62,396 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,516 Avg Student Debt

$143,372 Median Earnings (10yr)

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology earned the #1 spot for value among cognitive science schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $62,396. Typical student debt for cognitive science graduates is $13,516. Cognitive Science graduates of Massachusetts Institute Of Technology earn a median of $113,129 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $13,516 median debt. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology admits about 4% of applicants.

2

Tufts University
Medford, MA

$70,704 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,000 Avg Student Debt

$83,214 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Tufts University earned it the #2 place for cognitive science. Tufts University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. In-state tuition and fees average $70,704. Students borrow a median of $18,000 to complete the cognitive science program here. Early-career cognitive science graduates make about $75,672. That is a strong return on a $18,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 12%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.