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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
141 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Cognitive Science is the 179th most popular major in the country with 2,723 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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 $30-$48k. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $1,820 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cognitive science students in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Yale University is $1,647 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Yale

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $6,684 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full Brown Cognitive Science Report

#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 $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

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. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $6,516 for new england region bachelor’s degree cognitive science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Tufts University

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cognitive Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s cognitive science degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Simmons is $25,818 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cognitive Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Cognitive Science at Simmons

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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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