2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 311 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,189 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 cognitive science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in cognitive science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cognitive science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the cognitive science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 9 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins

#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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