2025 Best Cognitive Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
7Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
343Cognitive Science Degrees Awarded
$47,753Avg Early-Career Salary
Cognitive Science isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #172 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for cognitive science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 343 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for cognitive science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Best Schools for Cognitive Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cognitive science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Cognitive Science
Any student pursuing a degree in cognitive science has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 75 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available. Cognitive Science degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania get an earnings boost of around $36,561 above the average income of cognitive science majors.
Carnegie Mellon University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were about 17 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 41 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the cognitive science program make around $42,602 for their early career.
New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. This university ranks 3rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 13 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 38th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 28 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 42 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, cognitive science degree recipients generally earn an average of $38,132 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 71 cognitive science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
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.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for cognitive science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
