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Colleges Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Cognitive Science 67 3,808 32% / 68% 9% $79,462 95%
Cognitive Science 58 3,170 31% / 69% 9% $78,675 95%
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 1 176 26% / 74% 1% $64,049 100%
Symbolic Systems 1 113 54% / 46% 13% $132,283 87%
Cognitive Neuroscience 2 103 49% / 51% 5% $73,582 96%
Cognitive Sciences 2 72 19% / 81% 6% $74,715 88%
Cognitive Studies 1 59 24% / 76% 25% $58,808 95%
Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) 1 55 33% / 67% 5% $108,543
Behavioral Decision Sciences 1 27 30% / 70% 7% $81,888
Cognitive Science and Psychology 1 11 0% / 100% 0% $63,807 94%
Language and Mind 1 10 50% / 50% 20% $74,507
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 1 7 43% / 57% 14% $77,898
Contemplative Studies 2 3 33% / 67% 33% $79,376
Behavioral Neuroscience 1 2 50% / 50% 0% $64,886

Showing 67 colleges, 13 majors, 3,808 degrees in this category.

# University Major Degrees ▼ Rank Tier Accept RD Yield Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male/Female White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT SAT p25 SAT p75 Submit %
1 Carnegie Mellon Cognitive Science 9 2 🥇 17% 38% $191,392 100 +4.68 100 94% — 44% / 56% 0% 22% 0% 22% 22% 1510 1560 84% —
2 Stanford Symbolic Systems 113 4% 70% $132,283 98 +2.14 99 87% — 54% / 46% 21% 32% 9% 15% 13% 1530 1570 77% —
3 U. of California, Berkeley Cognitive Science 280 14 🥈 13% 46% $132,104 93 +2.13 99 95% — 23% / 77% 18% 45% 1% 12% 12% — — — —
4 UCLA Cognitive Science 307 8 🥇 13% 48% $111,284 85 +1.24 97 88% — 30% / 70% 21% 36% 4% 12% 13% — — — —
5 U. of Pennsylvania Cognitive Science 104 16 🥉 6% 50% $110,042 80 +1.18 94 90% — 32% / 68% 27% 30% 9% 6% 23% 1510 1560 70% —
6 MIT Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) 55 4 🥇 5% 86% $108,543 78 +1.12 94 — — 33% / 67% 25% 31% 18% 11% 5% 1530 1570 100% —
7 Duke Cognitive Science 1 27 🥉 5% 44% $95,667 77 +0.57 82 — — 0% / 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1520 1570 75% —
8 Vassar Cognitive Science 10 21% 15% $86,472 77 +0.17 76 — — 50% / 50% 50% 20% 10% 10% 0% 1470 1520 46% —
9 U. of Chicago Cognitive Science 22 29 🥉 5% 73% $85,492 77 +0.13 71 — — 41% / 59% 32% 27% 5% 5% 18% 1510 1560 82% —
10 Columbia Cognitive Science 33 11 🥈 4% 46% $85,371 76 +0.12 73 — — 30% / 70% 39% 15% 9% 12% 21% 1520 1560 67% —
11 Yale Cognitive Science 66 10 🥈 4% 53% $85,126 75 +0.11 72 — — 26% / 74% 29% 23% 18% 12% 12% 1490 1560 92% —
12 Swarthmore Cognitive Science 2 8% 26% $83,874 74 +0.06 70 — — 0% / 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1490 1550 55% —
13 Brown Cognitive Science 26 1 🥇 6% 45% $83,783 74 +0.06 68 96% — 15% / 85% 35% 8% 15% 15% 15% 1480 1550 100% —
14 Dartmouth Cognitive Science 28 18 🥉 6% 47% $83,676 73 +0.05 72 — — 54% / 46% 54% 14% 4% 11% 7% 1450 1550 100% —
15 Emory Cognitive Science 8 19 🥉 10% 14% $83,437 73 +0.04 69 — — 38% / 63% 13% 38% 13% 13% 13% 1490 1540 68% —
16 Northwestern Cognitive Science 30 7 🥇 7% 36% $83,325 72 +0.04 69 94% — 20% / 80% 30% 23% 10% 20% 3% 1530 1550 73% —
17 Cornell Cognitive Science 8 12 🥈 8% 46% $83,204 72 +0.03 69 — — 13% / 88% 63% 13% 0% 0% 25% 1500 1550 56% —
18 Minnesota State University, Mankato Cognitive Science 3 62% 29% $82,985 72 +0.02 89 — — 33% / 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% — — — —
19 Pomona Cognitive Science 11 7% 29% $82,982 72 +0.02 73 — — 18% / 82% 27% 27% 18% 9% 18% 1500 1550 49% —
20 Tufts Cognitive Science 47 17 🥉 11% 27% $82,776 71 +0.01 69 86% — 32% / 68% 45% 13% 13% 6% 6% 1470 1520 58% —
21 Brown Contemplative Studies 2 1 🥇 6% 45% $81,981 70 -0.02 64 — — 0% / 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 1480 1550 100% —
22 Brown Behavioral Decision Sciences 27 1 🥇 6% 45% $81,888 70 -0.03 64 — — 30% / 70% 30% 19% 7% 30% 7% 1480 1550 100% —
23 Curry Cognitive Science 1 80% 11% $81,519 70 -0.04 80 — — 0% / 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
24 Barnard Cognitive Science 20 10% 40% $78,443 70 -0.17 61 — — 0% / 100% 10% 30% 10% 25% 10% 1490 1540 54% —
25 Washington University in St Louis Cognitive Neuroscience 45 23 🥉 12% 24% $78,395 70 -0.18 56 100% — 38% / 62% 27% 27% 4% 22% 4% 1510 1550 61% —
26 Claremont McKenna Cognitive Science 2 9% 27% $78,076 70 -0.19 59 — — 50% / 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1490 1540 48% —
27 Carleton Cognitive Science 15 22% 21% $78,010 69 -0.19 54 — — 40% / 60% 47% 7% 7% 13% 13% 1470 1530 64% —
28 Washington University in St Louis Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 7 23 🥉 12% 24% $77,898 69 -0.20 55 — — 43% / 57% 43% 0% 14% 29% 14% 1510 1550 61% —
29 Haverford Cognitive Science 0 13% 25% $77,800 69 -0.20 56 — — — — — — — — 1470 1530 54% —
30 Cal State Stanislaus Cognitive Science 3 85% 18% $77,323 69 -0.22 87 — — 0% / 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% — — — —
31 Pitzer Contemplative Studies 1 27% 13% $76,771 69 -0.25 63 — — 100% / 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
32 U. of California, San Diego Cognitive Science 833 6 🥇 31% 20% $76,105 58 -0.28 69 92% — 37% / 63% 19% 43% 2% 16% 11% — — — —
33 U. of Minnesota - Duluth Cognitive Science 21 89% 25% $75,871 47 -0.29 84 — — 29% / 71% 76% 5% 5% 14% 0% 1190 1340 43% —
34 Scripps Cognitive Science 7 40% 14% $75,800 47 -0.29 58 — — 0% / 100% 29% 43% 0% 0% 0% 1440 1500 31% —
35 Lehigh Cognitive Science 15 29% 12% $75,737 46 -0.29 54 — — 53% / 47% 67% 7% 7% 0% 0% 1390 1480 43% —
36 U. of Texas at Dallas Cognitive Science 32 69% 20% $75,508 42 -0.30 75 89% — 28% / 72% 16% 63% 6% 9% 0% 1180 1390 91% —
37 Pitzer Cognitive Science 8 27% 13% $75,496 42 -0.30 61 — — 25% / 75% 38% 13% 0% 0% 25% — — — —
38 George Fox Cognitive Science 1 93% 16% $75,284 42 -0.31 75 — — 0% / 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 970 1300 10% —
39 Beloit Cognitive Science 6 70% 7% $75,258 42 -0.31 58 — — 0% / 100% 33% 0% 0% 17% 33% 1120 1400 6% —
40 Rice Cognitive Sciences 36 5 🥇 8% 27% $75,123 41 -0.32 50 88% — 22% / 78% 11% 53% 6% 11% 8% 1520 1560 83% —
41 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor Cognitive Science 113 15 🥈 16% 45% $74,575 39 -0.34 51 97% — 31% / 69% 50% 19% 3% 7% 12% 1380 1530 73% —
42 New York University Language and Mind 10 13 🥈 4% 32% $74,507 38 -0.34 56 — — 50% / 50% 50% 10% 0% 10% 20% 1490 1550 37% —
43 U. of California, Irvine Cognitive Sciences 36 21 🥉 33% 18% $74,307 37 -0.35 70 — — 17% / 83% 17% 47% 3% 19% 3% — — — —
44 University at Buffalo Cognitive Science 19 81% 14% $73,943 36 -0.37 79 — — 42% / 58% 32% 42% 11% 5% 0% 1230 1390 29% —
45 United States Military Academy Cognitive Science 17 12% 78% $73,732 36 -0.38 89 — — 53% / 47% 53% 12% 18% 6% 0% 1210 1430 100% —
46 Chapman Cognitive Science 0 72% 15% $73,502 33 -0.39 53 — — — — — — — — 1260 1420 22% —
47 U. of Richmond Cognitive Science 11 22% 13% $73,441 33 -0.39 46 — — 45% / 55% 36% 36% 0% 9% 9% 1430 1490 33% —
48 State University of New York at Oswego Cognitive Science 3 80% 10% $73,147 33 -0.40 83 100% — 33% / 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% 33% 1080 1270 26% —
49 U. of Delaware Cognitive Science 70 71% 16% $72,595 32 -0.43 70 99% — 7% / 93% 70% 10% 4% 4% 3% 1200 1370 22% —
50 U. of Connecticut Cognitive Science 26 24 🥉 54% 13% $72,288 30 -0.44 69 100% — 23% / 77% 54% 15% 4% 15% 4% 1270 1420 39% —
51 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cognitive Science 0 63% 11% $72,021 30 -0.45 52 — — — — — — — — 1390 1500 66% —
52 Franklin and Marshall Cognitive Science 6 32% 8% $71,637 30 -0.47 40 — — 17% / 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1320 1470 38% —
53 Fresno State Cognitive Science 5 65% 16% $71,557 30 -0.47 82 — — 20% / 80% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% — — — —
54 Marquette Cognitive Science 14 78% 14% $71,413 30 -0.48 57 — — 43% / 57% 64% 7% 14% 7% 0% 1210 1360 40% —
55 U. of Evansville Cognitive Science 2 65% 11% $71,118 29 -0.49 63 — — 0% / 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
56 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Cognitive Science 72 25 🥉 36% 30% $69,642 28 -0.55 65 — — 33% / 67% 19% 51% 8% 8% 4% 1420 1530 57% —
57 Washington University in St Louis Cognitive Science 52 23 🥉 12% 24% $68,997 28 -0.58 31 100% — 33% / 67% 37% 17% 8% 13% 10% 1510 1550 61% —
58 Brown Cognitive Neuroscience 58 1 🥇 6% 45% $68,770 28 -0.59 31 92% — 57% / 43% 24% 28% 12% 17% 5% 1480 1550 100% —
59 Indiana Cognitive Science 16 28 🥉 76% 18% $68,284 27 -0.61 58 — — 44% / 56% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1160 1350 58% —
60 Occidental Cognitive Science 16 45% 7% $68,153 27 -0.62 39 100% — 13% / 88% 31% 38% 6% 6% 6% 1410 1510 33% —
61 U. of Georgia Cognitive Science 81 34% 38% $67,073 26 -0.66 67 94% — 42% / 58% 49% 16% 15% 10% 4% 1260 1420 100% —
62 U. of California, Davis Cognitive Science 194 20 🥉 49% 14% $65,902 22 -0.71 51 90% — 29% / 71% 19% 49% 2% 13% 8% — — — —
63 Southern Adventist Behavioral Neuroscience 2 74% 36% $64,886 19 -0.76 64 — — 50% / 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 1030 1300 100% —
64 U. of Southern California Cognitive Science 89 22 🥉 13% 40% $64,805 18 -0.76 27 96% — 36% / 64% 22% 40% 1% 12% 8% 1480 1540 45% —
65 U. of California, Santa Barbara Cognitive Science 52 38% 12% $64,757 16 -0.76 48 94% — 21% / 79% 27% 15% 0% 42% 4% — — — —
66 Virginia Tech Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 176 26 🥉 70% 20% $64,049 13 -0.79 60 100% — 26% / 74% 62% 17% 6% 9% 1% 1280 1440 50% —
67 Wellesley Cognitive Science and Psychology 11 15% 29% $63,807 11 -0.80 29 94% — 0% / 100% 36% 18% 0% 27% 0% 1470 1540 62% —
68 Johns Hopkins Cognitive Science 21 3 🥇 6% 24% $60,476 11 -0.95 18 100% — 14% / 86% 5% 14% 24% 43% 5% 1540 1560 77% —
69 Vanderbilt Cognitive Studies 59 9 🥈 4% 44% $58,808 9 -1.02 10 95% — 24% / 76% 25% 15% 8% 17% 25% 1520 1560 52% —
70 U. of California, Merced Cognitive Science 57 92% 4% $58,074 8 -1.05 30 98% — 39% / 61% 12% 42% 2% 37% 0% — — — —
71 U. of California, Santa Cruz Cognitive Science 181 77% 10% $55,136 5 -1.18 24 96% — 39% / 61% 28% 29% 2% 27% 0% — — — —
72 Rutgers University - New Brunswick Cognitive Science 60 68% 21% $53,949 2 -1.23 36 91% — 20% / 80% 28% 45% 10% 12% 0% 1320 1500 55% —
73 Case Western Reserve Cognitive Science 34 35% 10% $44,741 0 -1.62 2 97% — 24% / 76% 26% 35% 9% 9% 3% 1450 1520 67% —