2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the cognitive science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Cognitive Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stony Brook University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for cognitive science students. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SUNY Stony Brook undergraduate students pay an average of $28,375 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rutgers New Brunswick is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for cognitive science students. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in tuition and fees each year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #3.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UPenn are $61,710 per year. While working on their degree, cognitive science majors at UPenn accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UPenn also is in the top 5% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great value for cognitive science students. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $58,526 in tuition and fees each year.
RPI also claimed a spot on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.
NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Franklin and Marshall College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for cognitive science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Lancaster, Franklin and Marshall is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Franklin and Marshall undergraduate students pay an average of $63,406 in tuition and fees each year.
Franklin and Marshall excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.
UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year. Cognitive Science majors at UD take out an average of $24,893 in student loans while working on their egree.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Vassar College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value cognitive science programs. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Vassar undergraduate students pay an average of $62,870 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Vassar also did well on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Johns Hopkins University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year. Cognitive Science majors at Johns Hopkins take out an average of $16,244 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Johns Hopkins also is in the top 5% of our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State
Explore the best cognitive science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 107 |
| New York | 60 |
| Maryland | 38 |
| New Jersey | 46 |
| Delaware | 75 |
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Majors Related to Cognitive Science
One of 44 majors within the area of study, cognitive science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 10 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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