2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in cognitive science. It is ranked #239 out of 326 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in cognitive science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Cognitive Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in cognitive science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Cognitive Science in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality cognitive science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Cognitive Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for cognitive science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Cognitive Science in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in cognitive science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Cognitive Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in cognitive science needs to look into Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in cognitive science in California. More information about a master’s in cognitive science from Stanford University

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - San Diego is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in cognitive science. UCSD is a very large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in cognitive science in California. More information about a master’s in cognitive science from University of California - San Diego

3

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in cognitive science needs to look into University of California - Santa Cruz. UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in cognitive science in California. More information about a master’s in cognitive science from University of California - Santa Cruz

Best Cognitive Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular cognitive science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	244	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Cognitive Science

One of 44 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Cognitive Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Cognitive Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	14

Majors Similar to Cognitive Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	224
Nutrition Science	173
Sustainability Science	171
Gerontology	156
Dispute Resolution	145
International Studies	101
Human Computer Interaction	88
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	79
Museum Studies	76
Biological & Physical Science	68

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Allan Ajifo. More about our data sources and methodologies.