When it comes to popularity, cognitive science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #172 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cognitive Science Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 60 degrees in cognitive science to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Cognitive Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The cognitive science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Cognitive Science Schools in New York.
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The schools below may not offer all types of cognitive science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive science. Located in the small 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 about 14 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.
New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. NYU is a fairly 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 year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Vassar College if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive science. 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 colleges 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 data year. After graduation, cognitive science degree recipients typically earn about $35,926 in the first five years of their career.
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).
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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. For our Best Overall Cognitive Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
