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2023 Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Cognitive Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Cognitive Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the most popular school in the United States for cognitive science students. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best cognitive science schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best cognitive science schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great place for cognitive science students. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cognitive science students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for cognitive science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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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Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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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