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Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If you plan to study cognitive science, take a look at what Massachusetts Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 11,254. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in cognitive science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Cognitive Science section at the bottom of this page.

MIT Cognitive Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Cognitive Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Cognitive Science

MIT Cognitive Science Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in cognitive science, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Cognitive Science Student Demographics at MIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cognitive science majors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT Cognitive Science Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of cognitive science master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in cognitive science each year. MIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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In the cognitive science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a master's in cognitive science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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