2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Cognitive Science School for You
Cognitive Science is the #176 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 107 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Cognitive Science
Our analysis found Carnegie Mellon University to be the best value school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year. On average, cognitive science graduates from UPenn take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin and Marshall College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lancaster.
Franklin and Marshall undergraduate students pay an average of $63,406 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Franklin and Marshall also claimed a spot on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 60 |
| Maryland | 38 |
| New Jersey | 46 |
| Delaware | 75 |
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Cognitive Science Related Majors for Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
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