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2025 Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
284 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #777 out of 1506 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.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 284 degrees in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics annually.

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Choosing a Great Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics School

Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Schools Your choice of cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Master's Degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
Doctor's Degrees in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

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Best Schools for Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics in the United States

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 psychology and psycholinguistics degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
37.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Irvine if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 12th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 24 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
35.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
8.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
39 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 39 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
37 Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Degrees Awarded

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 37 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
55.6% Growth in Graduates

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
13.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 29 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 9 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. This university ranks 5th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 1 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology 11,427
Experimental Psychology 4,227
Developmental & Child Psychology 1,490
Behavioral Neuroscience 1,362
Social Psychology 689
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology 90
Personality Psychology 32
Psychopharmacology 24
Comparative Psychology 21

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