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2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$43,694 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,741 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cognitive Science School for You

Cognitive Science is the #174 most popular major in the country with 2,776 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for cognitive science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Cognitive Science Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Cognitive Science

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the best value school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for cognitive science students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year. After completing their degree, cognitive science graduates from U-M carry an average student debtload of $19,969.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 149
Ohio 38
Illinois 7
Indiana 29
Wisconsin 25

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One of 44 majors within the area of study, cognitive science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cognitive Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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