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2023 Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

15 Colleges
$34,513 Avg Salary
$18,712 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Cognitive Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Cognitive Science Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the most popular school for cognitive science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, cognitive science graduates from UD take out $24,893 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best cognitive science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that cognitive science majors at UPenn take out is $15,000.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Full Cognitive Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

After completing their degree, cognitive science graduates from Johns Hopkins carry an average student debt load of $16,244.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best cognitive science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#6

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Vassar College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular cognitive science programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at New York University

With a ranking of #8, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cognitive science students. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Full Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular cognitive science programs. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Cognitive Science at Lehigh University Report

#10

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

With a ranking of #10, Swarthmore College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for cognitive science students. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Swarthmore.

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Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the best cognitive science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 107
New York 60
Maryland 38
New Jersey 46
Delaware 75

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

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 15 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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