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Colleges Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Cognitive Science 65 3,123 33% / 67% 9% $70,435 95%
Cognitive Science 57 2,473 33% / 67% 10% $69,448 95%
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 1 219 29% / 71% 0% $58,520 100%
Cognitive Neuroscience 2 108 39% / 61% 7% $73,700 91%
Symbolic Systems 1 101 46% / 54% 9% $129,017 96%
Cognitive Sciences 2 63 29% / 71% 6% $63,625 95%
Cognitive Studies 1 54 31% / 69% 13% $56,190 95%
Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) 1 44 34% / 66% 5% $80,972
Behavioral Decision Sciences 1 30 43% / 57% 20% $67,381
Cognitive Science and Psychology 1 17 0% / 100% 0% $51,487 100%
Contemplative Studies 1 6 50% / 50% 0% $66,311
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 1 6 67% / 33% 0% $69,241
Behavioral Neuroscience 1 2 0% / 100% 50% $50,688

Degrees in Cognitive Science

Showing 70 (college, major) pairs in this category.

# University Location Major Degrees ▼ Selectivity SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA Cognitive Science 14 #12 14% / 86% 14% $158,864 100 100% —
2 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA Symbolic Systems 101 #3 46% / 54% 9% $129,017 99 96% —
3 Tufts
Medford, MA
Medford, MA Cognitive Science 32 #20 34% / 66% 6% $128,185 99 100% —
4 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA Cognitive Science 45 #10 44% / 56% 18% $109,527 97 90% —
5 U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA Cognitive Science 217 — 23% / 77% 9% $100,651 97 97% —
6 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Cognitive Science 64 #22 27% / 73% 9% $91,571 87 100% —
7 U. of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
La Jolla, CA Cognitive Science 689 — 42% / 58% 13% $85,159 86 90% —
8 Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL Cognitive Science 32 #19 31% / 69% 16% $84,007 79 94% —
9 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) 44 #1 34% / 66% 5% $80,972 81 — —
10 Yale
New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT Cognitive Science 39 #4 36% / 64% 10% $79,977 72 — —
11 U. of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT Cognitive Science 22 — 18% / 82% 0% $79,256 85 100% —
12 Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Hanover, NH Cognitive Science 14 #7 29% / 71% 7% $79,211 73 — —
13 UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Cognitive Science 271 — 27% / 73% 10% $78,267 82 95% —
14 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI Cognitive Science 126 — 33% / 67% 8% $77,436 69 100% —
15 Columbia
New York, NY
New York, NY Cognitive Science 12 #13 25% / 75% 33% $77,409 70 — —
16 Occidental
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Cognitive Science 15 — 33% / 67% 0% $77,206 74 100% —
17 U. of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA Cognitive Science 142 — 36% / 64% 3% $76,561 81 85% —
18 Swarthmore
Swarthmore, PA
Swarthmore, PA Cognitive Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $75,980 68 — —
19 U. of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX Cognitive Science 30 — 40% / 60% 3% $75,620 81 89% —
20 Claremont McKenna
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $75,359 69 — —
21 U. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL Cognitive Science 7 #6 43% / 57% 14% $74,719 61 — —
22 State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
Oswego, NY Cognitive Science 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $74,596 89 100% —
23 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO Cognitive Neuroscience 32 #21 28% / 72% 3% $73,756 59 100% —
24 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Troy, NY Cognitive Science 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $73,748 68 — —
25 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Cognitive Neuroscience 76 #9 43% / 57% 9% $73,645 59 82% —
26 Cornell
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY Cognitive Science 1 #17 0% / 100% 0% $72,371 57 — —
27 Rice
Houston, TX
Houston, TX Cognitive Sciences 32 #14 28% / 72% 6% $71,816 58 95% —
28 Lehigh
Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA Cognitive Science 19 #33 26% / 74% 5% $71,635 58 — —
29 Duke
Durham, NC
Durham, NC Cognitive Science 2 #11 50% / 50% 0% $71,539 49 — —
30 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY Cognitive Science 19 #23 26% / 74% 5% $69,601 58 — —
31 Emory
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA Cognitive Science 8 #25 13% / 88% 13% $69,464 52 — —
32 U. of Delaware
Newark, DE
Newark, DE Cognitive Science 60 — 5% / 95% 3% $69,292 73 95% —
33 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 6 #21 67% / 33% 0% $69,241 47 — —
34 Barnard
New York, NY
New York, NY Cognitive Science 16 — 0% / 100% 44% $68,751 52 — —
35 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Behavioral Decision Sciences 30 #9 43% / 57% 20% $67,381 43 — —
36 U. of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Davis, CA Cognitive Science 163 — 33% / 67% 7% $67,094 65 100% —
37 U. of Richmond
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA Cognitive Science 8 #36 38% / 63% 38% $66,451 47 — —
38 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Contemplative Studies 6 #9 50% / 50% 0% $66,311 39 — —
39 Pomona
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 11 — 9% / 91% 18% $66,067 51 — —
40 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO Cognitive Science 46 #21 39% / 61% 2% $65,868 37 100% —
41 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Cognitive Science 37 #9 24% / 76% 19% $62,774 29 93% —
42 Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD Cognitive Science 32 #15 22% / 78% 16% $61,773 31 100% —
43 U. of Georgia
Athens, GA
Athens, GA Cognitive Science 39 — 38% / 62% 3% $61,591 65 85% —
44 Chapman
Orange, CA
Orange, CA Cognitive Science 0 — — — $61,291 38 — —
45 Haverford
Haverford, PA
Haverford, PA Cognitive Science 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $60,846 23 — —
46 Franklin and Marshall
Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Cognitive Science 3 #40 33% / 67% 33% $60,688 23 — —
47 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL Cognitive Science 16 — 50% / 50% 13% $58,820 50 — —
48 Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg, VA Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 219 — 29% / 71% 0% $58,520 57 100% —
49 Carleton
Northfield, MN
Northfield, MN Cognitive Science 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $57,389 16 — —
50 U. of California, Merced
Merced, CA
Merced, CA Cognitive Science 38 — 39% / 61% 0% $57,358 40 89% —
51 Scripps
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,285 22 — —
52 Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN Cognitive Studies 54 #16 31% / 69% 13% $56,190 13 95% —
53 Pitzer
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 6 — 67% / 33% 33% $56,137 23 — —
54 Marquette
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI Cognitive Science 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $56,006 28 — —
55 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA Cognitive Sciences 31 — 29% / 71% 6% $55,434 35 — —
56 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ Cognitive Science 40 — 40% / 60% 0% $55,291 52 91% —
57 Vassar
Poughkeepsie, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY Cognitive Science 15 — 47% / 53% 40% $55,120 13 — —
58 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY Cognitive Science 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $54,800 54 — —
59 Fresno State
Fresno, CA
Fresno, CA Cognitive Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,964 64 — —
60 George Fox
Newberg, OR
Newberg, OR Cognitive Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,965 35 — —
61 Cal State Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
Turlock, CA Cognitive Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $52,884 61 — —
62 Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Bloomington, IN Cognitive Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,926 26 — —
63 U. of Evansville
Evansville, IN
Evansville, IN Cognitive Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,543 23 — —
64 Wellesley
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley, MA Cognitive Science and Psychology 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,487 10 100% —
65 United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
West Point, NY Cognitive Science 17 — 59% / 41% 0% $51,312 — — —
66 Southern Adventist
Collegedale, TN
Collegedale, TN Behavioral Neuroscience 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $50,688 40 — —
67 U. of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN
Duluth, MN Cognitive Science 14 — 36% / 64% 0% $49,886 48 — —
68 Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN
Mankato, MN Cognitive Science 5 — 80% / 20% 20% $48,792 47 — —
69 Beloit
Beloit, WI
Beloit, WI Cognitive Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,076 5 — —
70 Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH Cognitive Science 28 #31 25% / 75% 4% $43,787 2 97% —