2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Cognitive Science for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$42,664
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Cognitive Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 79 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,625 and $10,250 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cognitive science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Cognitive Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Cognitive Science for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Cognitive Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 13 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 28,669 students enrolled at UT Dallas, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Dallas does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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