2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$17,100
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,776 people earned their degree in cognitive science, making the major the 172nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, cognitive science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,216 and had an average of $16,566 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 101 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,726 and $17,626 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cognitive science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cognitive science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,257 for Southeast Region Cognitive Science students per year to attend UGA.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Georgia Cognitive Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt University is $19,970 for Southeast Region Cognitive Science students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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
- *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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