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.
There was only one school in Michigan to review for the 2025 Best Cognitive Science Schools in Michigan ranking.
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 Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
Soon after graduating, cognitive science degree recipients usually make around $44,698 in their early 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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