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Cognitive Science at Rice University

If you plan to study cognitive science, take a look at what Rice University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 2021, 43 of them were cognitive science majors.

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.

Rice Cognitive Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Cognitive Science

Rice Cognitive Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the cognitive science progam at Rice compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The cognitive science major at Rice 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
14
Most Popular Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
17

How Much Do Cognitive Science Graduates from Rice Make?

The median salary of cognitive science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rice is $42,585. This is 12% higher than $37,992, which is the national average for all cognitive science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Cognitive Science Student Demographics at Rice

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cognitive science majors at Rice University.

Rice Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science from Rice in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Rice University with a bachelor's in cognitive science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 10
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Rice also has a doctoral program available in cognitive science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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