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2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$46,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cognitive Science School for You

Cognitive Science is the #250 most popular major in the country with 123 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for cognitive science majors pursuing a .

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Cognitive Science

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best value school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 15% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $55,097 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 14
Illinois 4
Ohio 2
Indiana 7

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Cognitive Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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