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2023 Most Popular Cognitive Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Cognitive Science Doctor's Degree 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.

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The Most Popular Cognitive Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for cognitive science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in the United States for cognitive science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in cognitive science at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the most popular school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree 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.

About 57% of the students majoring in cognitive science at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Cognitive Science at Brown University Report

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in cognitive science at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Cognitive Science at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in cognitive science at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Cognitive Science at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #6, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cognitive science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University

#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for cognitive science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 33% of the cognitive science majors at the school.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Cognitive Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Stony Brook University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree cognitive science programs. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

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

Full Cognitive Science at Michigan Technological University Report

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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 15 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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