2024 Best Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in cognitive science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #117 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for cognitive science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 bachelor's degrees in cognitive science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to cognitive science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other cognitive science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt cognitive science students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized cognitive science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for cognitive science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Cognitive Science in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for cognitive science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Cognitive Science

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

31 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in cognitive science. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in cognitive science from Vanderbilt University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

49 Annual Graduates

$15,750 Median Student Debt

University of Georgia is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in cognitive science. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in cognitive science from University of Georgia

Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	224	49
Tennessee	220	31
North Carolina	213	0
Virginia	213	8
Louisiana	171	5

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Cognitive Science Related Rankings by Major

Cognitive Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Cognitive Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	93

Most Popular Majors Related to Cognitive Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	6,113
Interdisciplinary Studies	4,144
Biological & Physical Science	982
International Studies	970
Behavioral Science	598
Nutrition Science	562
Human Computer Interaction	385
Sustainability Science	259
Science, Technology & Society	228
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	215

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.