Cognitive Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you are interested in studying cognitive science, you may want to check out the program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907. In 2021, 135 cognitive science majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M Cognitive Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Cognitive Science

U-M Cognitive Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks cognitive science programs across the country. The following shows how U-M performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The cognitive science major at U-M 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
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools	33

Earnings of U-M Cognitive Science Graduates

The median salary of cognitive science students who receive their bachelor's degree at U-M is $37,741. This is less than $37,992, which is the national average of all cognitive science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Cognitive Science Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 135 cognitive science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U-M, about 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical cognitive science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cognitive science at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in cognitive science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	82
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

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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 Dwight Burdette under License

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