Cognitive Science at University of California - Merced

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a cognitive science school? To help you decide if University of California - Merced is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's cognitive science program.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018.

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.

UC Merced Cognitive Science Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Cognitive Science Rankings

The cognitive science major at UC Merced 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in cognitive science, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Cognitive Science Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UC Merced since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of California - Merced with a bachelor's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Merced Cognitive Science Master’s Program

43% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of cognitive science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in cognitive science each year. UC Merced does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the cognitive science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Merced with a master's in cognitive science.

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

Concentrations Within Cognitive Science

If you plan to be a cognitive science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Merced. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science	67

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.

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