2025 Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Doctor's Degree Schools

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #358 out of 862 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 doctor's degrees in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students working on their doctor's degree.

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Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics has to check out University of Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs.More information about a doctorate in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics from University of Connecticut

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat The Graduate Center, CUNY if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics from The Graduate Center, CUNY

Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics by Region

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Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	544
Experimental Psychology	214
Developmental & Child Psychology	84
Social Psychology	28
Behavioral Neuroscience	23
Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology	13
Personality Psychology	7

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.