Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

If you are interested in studying cognitive science, you may want to check out the program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.

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.

RPI Cognitive Science Degrees Available

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

RPI Cognitive Science Rankings

The cognitive science major at RPI 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in cognitive science, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Cognitive Science Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cognitive science majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of cognitive science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 RPI since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RPI Cognitive Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of cognitive science master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in cognitive science each year. RPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a cognitive science master's degree from RPI, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Cognitive Science

Cognitive Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science	14

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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
• Image Credit: By UpstateNYer under License

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