When it comes to popularity, cognitive science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #172 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in California 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 1,815 degrees in cognitive science annually.
The cognitive science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Cognitive Science rankings. For our Best Overall Cognitive Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cognitive Science Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of cognitive science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive science. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 colleges 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. Cognitive Science degree recipients from Stanford University receive an earnings boost of approximately $57,942 over the average earnings of cognitive science majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in cognitive science needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 230 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Cognitive Science degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley get an earnings boost of about $16,806 above the typical income of cognitive science majors.
It's hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive science. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 768 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, cognitive science degree recipients generally make around $39,839 in the first five years of their career.
It is hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive science. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools 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. Cognitive Science degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles receive an earnings boost of around $6,209 over the average earnings of cognitive science graduates.
UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. This university ranks 10th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 188 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the cognitive science program report average early career wages of $42,342.
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. 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 data year. Soon after graduation, cognitive science degree recipients generally earn around $34,295 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 20 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 129 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year. After graduating, cognitive science degree recipients generally earn around $35,384 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the midsize suburb of Merced, UC Merced is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 51st out of 161 schools 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 data year. After graduation, cognitive science degree recipients usually earn around $32,419 at the beginning of their careers.
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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The cognitive science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Cognitive Science rankings. For our Best Overall Cognitive Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
