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2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$43,232 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cognitive Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 123 people earned a degree or certificate in cognitive science, making the major the #250 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for cognitive science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Cognitive Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Cognitive Science Schools

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$14,088 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Memphis to be the best value school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UofM are $14,088 a year.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$28,375 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $28,375 a year.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also took the #2 spot in our Best Cognitive Science Schools rankings.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $44,454 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Cognitive Science Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best cognitive science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.

IU Bloomington excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools list.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MIT are $55,878 a year.

MIT also made our Best Cognitive Science Schools list, coming in at #1.

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$39,776 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value cognitive science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Dallas are $39,776 a year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Cognitive Science Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value cognitive science programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

UC Irvine undergraduate students pay an average of $43,529 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Irvine also is in the top 20% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #10, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for cognitive science students. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RPI are $58,526 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, RPI also did well on our Best Cognitive Science Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Cognitive Science by Region

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One of 36 majors within the area of study, cognitive science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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.

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