by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Cognitive Science is the 172nd most popular major in the country with 2,776 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New England region, there were 170 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,242 and $16,800 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cognitive science. That schools that top this list have a program in cognitive science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region list. Hampshire is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 ’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 43 ’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s cognitive science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 38 ’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 24 ’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Simmons University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 ’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dartmouth College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Cognitive Science Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 12 ’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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