2025 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Far Western US Region
9Colleges in the Far Western US Region
1,820Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded
$47,753Avg Early-Career Salary
Cognitive Science is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #172 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of cognitive science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,820 degrees in cognitive science annually.
Your choice of cognitive science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Cognitive Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Cognitive Science in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the cognitive science degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Cognitive Science
Every student pursuing a degree in cognitive science needs to check out Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the cognitive science major at Stanford University earn $57,942 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of California - Berkeley is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in cognitive science. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 230 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the cognitive science program at University of California - Berkeley get $16,806 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Every student who is interested in cognitive science needs to check out University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 768 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the cognitive science program make around $39,839 in the first couple years of working.
Any student pursuing a degree in cognitive science has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 222 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the cognitive science program at University of California - Los Angeles make $6,209 more than the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 188 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, cognitive science degree recipients generally make about $42,342 at the beginning of their careers.
USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the cognitive science program make around $34,295 in their early career salary.
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 20 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 129 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the cognitive science program earn about $35,384 in the first couple years of working.
UC Merced is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Merced. This university ranks 51st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 83 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Merced in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the cognitive science program make an average of $32,419 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of cognitive science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Cognitive Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
