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2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$59,439 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Cognitive Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, cognitive science was ranked #174 in the country. In fact 2,776 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for cognitive science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the New England Region

Check out the cognitive science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Cognitive Science

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best value school in the New England Region for cognitive science students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MIT are $55,878 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MIT is ranked #1 for overall quality for cognitive science in the New England Region .

Full Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Cognitive Science at Yale University Report

#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year. Cognitive Science majors at Tufts take out an average of $16,800 in student loans while working on their egree.

Tufts excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Cognitive Science Schools in the New England Region list.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Tufts University

Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 96
Connecticut 38
New Hampshire 12
Rhode Island 24

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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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