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2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$7,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,723 people earned their degree in cognitive science, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cognitive science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,188 and had an average of $19,253 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 145 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,325 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cognitive science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cognitive science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 30 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Yale is $2,125 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Yale University

#2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $4,535 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MIT.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at MIT

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

Brown also took the #4 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brown is $201 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Brown

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $5,267 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tufts.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Tufts University

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,999 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Simmons University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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