2024 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
10
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
326
Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded
$34,513
Avg Early-Career Salary
Cognitive Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #172 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for cognitive science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 326 degrees in cognitive science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Cognitive Science School
The cognitive science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Cognitive Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for cognitive science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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Best Schools for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cognitive science degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Cognitive Science
Every student pursuing a degree in cognitive science needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 72 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Cognitive Science degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania earn a boost of about $26,211 over the typical income of cognitive science majors.
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It's difficult to beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive science. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 14 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.
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Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were about 20 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.
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New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 16 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the cognitive science program report average early career wages of $20,134.
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SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 18th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 4 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 17 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the cognitive science program report average early career wages of $35,926.
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Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
46
Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 46 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 75 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the cognitive science program report average early career income of $21,268.
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Located in the small city of Lancaster, Franklin and Marshall is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 34th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 3 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Franklin and Marshall in the most recent data year.
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