2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in cognitive science. It is ranked #239 out of 326 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of cognitive science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 master's degrees in cognitive science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for cognitive science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in cognitive science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Cognitive Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Johns Hopkins University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in cognitive science. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in cognitive science in Maryland. More information about a master’s in cognitive science from Johns Hopkins University

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in cognitive science has to look into Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in cognitive science in New York. More information about a master’s in cognitive science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular cognitive science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	1
Maryland	190	8

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Cognitive Science Related Rankings by Major

Cognitive Science is one of 44 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Cognitive Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	15

Majors Similar to Cognitive Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	473
Behavioral Science	350
Museum Studies	306
Sustainability Science	285
Biological & Physical Science	231
Computational Science	222
Nutrition Science	220
Systems Theory	187
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	101
Human Computer Interaction	88

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo. More about our data sources and methodologies.