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2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$61,213 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,724 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for cognitive science majors pursuing a .

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Cognitive Science

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best value school in Pennsylvania for cognitive science students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for cognitive science students. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, cognitive science graduates from UPenn take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at University of Pennsylvania

$63,406 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Franklin and Marshall College is a great value for cognitive science students. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lancaster.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Franklin and Marshall are $63,406 a 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.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Franklin and Marshall College

Best Value Cognitive Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 60
Maryland 38
New Jersey 46
Delaware 75

Cognitive Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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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