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.
There was only one school in New Jersey to review for the 2025 Best Cognitive Science Schools in New Jersey ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Cognitive Science Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in cognitive science. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who receive their degree from the cognitive science program earn around $38,132 in their early career salary.
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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