Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every cognitive science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the cognitive science program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 students attend the school each year.

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

Bachelor’s Degree in Cognitive Science
Master’s Degree in Cognitive Science

MIT Cognitive Science Rankings

The cognitive science major at MIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Cognitive Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of cognitive science bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical cognitive science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at MIT since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cognitive science bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	11
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

MIT Cognitive Science Master’s Program

46% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of cognitive science master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in cognitive science each year. MIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science	34

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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