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other cognitive science Doctor’s Degrees

Earnings of other cognitive science Majors With Doctor’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

The U.S. Department of Education reports a median salary for graduates with adoctor’s degree in other cognitive science of $67,809 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,058
4 years	$67,809
5 years	$79,238

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).}

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for other cognitive science students with their doctor’s degree.

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to other cognitive science that also offer doctor’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cognitive Science, General	3,111
Contemplative Studies/Inquiry	10

References

The racial-ethnic minority student 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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.