by our College Data Analytics TeamCognitive Science is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more cognitive science students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 58 schools in the United States offering cognitive science.
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These are the schools that award the most bachelor’s degree degrees in cognitive science.
No school graduates more cognitive science students than University Of California San Diego this year. Set in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a public institution. University Of California San Diego graduated around 689 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. See more about cognitive science at University Of California San Diego
University Of California Los Angeles ranks #2 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of California Los Angeles is a public institution. University Of California Los Angeles graduated around 271 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. Read the full cognitive science report for University Of California Los Angeles
University Of California Berkeley ranks #3 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. University Of California Berkeley is a public school located in the city of Berkeley. This school awarded about 217 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. See more about cognitive science at University Of California Berkeley
University Of California Davis ranks #4 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Davis, University Of California Davis is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 163 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Read the full cognitive science report for University Of California Davis
University Of California Santa Cruz came in at #5 on our list of the most popular cognitive science schools. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, University Of California Santa Cruz is a public university. University Of California Santa Cruz graduated around 142 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. Get the full cognitive science details for University Of California Santa Cruz
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor ranked #6 on our list of the most popular cognitive science schools. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 126 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Get the full cognitive science details for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Stanford University comes in at #7 for cognitive science this year. Set in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 101 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Get the full cognitive science details for Stanford University
University Of Southern California placed #8 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution. University Of Southern California graduated around 64 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. Read the full cognitive science report for University Of Southern California
University Of Delaware comes in at #9 for cognitive science this year. University Of Delaware is a public school located in the suburb of Newark. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 60 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Read the full cognitive science report for University Of Delaware
Vanderbilt University placed #10 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville. Vanderbilt University graduated around 54 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. Read the full cognitive science report for Vanderbilt University
Washington University In St Louis comes in at #11 for cognitive science this year. Located in the suburb of St. Louis, Washington University In St Louis is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 46 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Read the full cognitive science report for Washington University In St Louis
University Of Pennsylvania placed #12 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. University Of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. This school awarded about 45 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full cognitive science details for University Of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology placed #13 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 44 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Read the full cognitive science report for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Rutgers University New Brunswick landed the #14 spot among the most popular cognitive science schools. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 40 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Get the full cognitive science details for Rutgers University New Brunswick
University Of Georgia landed the #15 spot among the most popular cognitive science schools. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 39 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Get the full cognitive science details for University Of Georgia
Yale University ranked #16 on our list of the most popular cognitive science schools. Yale University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. Yale University graduated around 39 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. Get the full cognitive science details for Yale University
University Of California Merced comes in at #17 for cognitive science this year. Set in the suburb of Merced, University Of California Merced is a public institution. University Of California Merced graduated around 38 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. Read the full cognitive science report for University Of California Merced
Johns Hopkins University placed #18 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 32 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full cognitive science details for Johns Hopkins University
Rice University placed #19 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Houston, Rice University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 32 students earned a degree in cognitive science from this school. Get the full cognitive science details for Rice University
Tufts University placed #20 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. This school awarded about 32 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. See more about cognitive science at Tufts University
University Of California Irvine ranked #21 on our list of the most popular cognitive science schools. Set in the city of Irvine, University Of California Irvine is a public institution. This school awarded about 31 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full cognitive science details for University Of California Irvine
The University Of Texas At Dallas comes in at #22 for cognitive science this year. The University Of Texas At Dallas is a public school located in the city of Richardson. The University Of Texas At Dallas graduated around 30 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. See more about cognitive science at The University Of Texas At Dallas
Case Western Reserve University placed #23 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland. This school awarded about 28 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. See more about cognitive science at Case Western Reserve University
Lehigh University comes in at #24 for cognitive science this year. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem. Lehigh University graduated around 19 cognitive science students in the most recent data year. See more about cognitive science at Lehigh University
New York University placed #25 for cognitive science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of New York, New York University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 19 cognitive science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full cognitive science details for New York University
These schools also rank among the most popular for cognitive science this year:
Here are more schools that award cognitive science degrees:
| Rank | School | Location | Cognitive Science Graduations |
|---|---|---|---|
| #51 | California State University Fresno | Fresno, CA | 2 |
| #52 | Duke University | Durham, NC | 2 |
| #53 | Beloit College | Beloit, WI | 1 |
| #54 | Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | 1 |
| #55 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 1 |
| #56 | George Fox University | Newberg, OR | 1 |
| #57 | Haverford College | Haverford, PA | 1 |
| #58 | Suny College At Oswego | Oswego, NY | 1 |
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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