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Colleges Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Cognitive Science 67 3,808 32% / 68% 9% $79,975 95%
Cognitive Science 59 3,180 32% / 68% 9% $79,946 95%
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 1 176 26% / 74% 1% $59,269 100%
Symbolic Systems 1 113 54% / 46% 13% $115,491 96%
Cognitive Neuroscience 2 103 49% / 51% 5% $74,830 91%
Cognitive Sciences 2 72 19% / 81% 6% $73,610 95%
Cognitive Studies 1 59 24% / 76% 25% $59,354 95%
Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) 1 55 33% / 67% 5% $115,069
Behavioral Decision Sciences 1 27 30% / 70% 7% $92,156
Cognitive Science and Psychology 1 11 0% / 100% 0% $48,146 100%
Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 1 7 43% / 57% 14% $79,827
Contemplative Studies 2 3 33% / 67% 33% $93,197
Behavioral Neuroscience 1 2 50% / 50% 0% $70,694

Degrees in Cognitive Science

Showing 73 (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 9 #15 44% / 56% 22% $160,258 100 100%
2 Tufts
Medford, MA
Medford, MA Cognitive Science 47 #22 32% / 68% 6% $120,704 98 100%
3 Stanford
Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, CA Symbolic Systems 113 #3 54% / 46% 13% $115,491 98 96%
4 MIT
Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA Computation and Cognition (Course 6-9) 55 #1 33% / 67% 5% $115,069 98
5 U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA Cognitive Science 104 #10 32% / 68% 23% $108,539 96 90%
6 Yale
New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT Cognitive Science 66 #4 26% / 74% 12% $107,334 95
7 Columbia
New York, NY
New York, NY Cognitive Science 33 #12 30% / 70% 21% $101,012 92
8 Pomona
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 11 18% / 82% 18% $96,158 91
9 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Contemplative Studies 2 #8 0% / 100% 50% $93,197 86
10 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Behavioral Decision Sciences 27 #8 30% / 70% 7% $92,156 85
11 Lehigh
Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA Cognitive Science 15 #30 53% / 47% 0% $91,609 86
12 Duke
Durham, NC
Durham, NC Cognitive Science 1 #11 0% / 100% 0% $91,567 83
13 Swarthmore
Swarthmore, PA
Swarthmore, PA Cognitive Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $90,972 86
14 U. of Richmond
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA Cognitive Science 11 45% / 55% 9% $90,249 85
15 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
Troy, NY Cognitive Science 0 $89,735 86
16 U. of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL Cognitive Science 22 #6 41% / 59% 18% $89,555 83
17 Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Hanover, NH Cognitive Science 28 #9 54% / 46% 7% $88,181 83
18 U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA Cognitive Science 280 23% / 77% 12% $88,054 91 97%
19 Barnard
New York, NY
New York, NY Cognitive Science 20 0% / 100% 10% $87,686 83
20 Cornell
Ithaca, NY
Ithaca, NY Cognitive Science 8 #19 13% / 88% 25% $86,822 80
21 Emory
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA Cognitive Science 8 #20 38% / 63% 13% $86,614 81
22 Claremont McKenna
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 2 50% / 50% 0% $85,340 82
23 Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL Cognitive Science 30 #16 20% / 80% 3% $83,326 76 94%
24 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL Cognitive Science 72 33% / 67% 4% $82,890 86
25 New York University
New York, NY
New York, NY Cognitive Science 10 #24 50% / 50% 20% $82,333 79
26 Carleton
Northfield, MN
Northfield, MN Cognitive Science 15 40% / 60% 13% $81,153 73
27 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Cognitive Science 89 #23 36% / 64% 8% $80,834 74 100%
28 Scripps
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 7 0% / 100% 0% $80,128 77
29 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology 7 #21 43% / 57% 14% $79,827 69
30 Haverford
Haverford, PA
Haverford, PA Cognitive Science 0 $79,649 70
31 Franklin and Marshall
Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Cognitive Science 6 17% / 83% 0% $78,888 68
32 Fresno State
Fresno, CA
Fresno, CA Cognitive Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $78,582 91
33 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO Cognitive Neuroscience 45 #21 38% / 62% 4% $78,397 67 100%
34 Cal State Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
Turlock, CA Cognitive Science 3 0% / 100% 0% $77,007 90
35 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, MI Cognitive Science 113 31% / 69% 12% $76,985 67 100%
36 U. of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT Cognitive Science 26 23% / 77% 4% $76,759 81 100%
37 U. of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
La Jolla, CA Cognitive Science 833 37% / 63% 11% $75,735 75 90%
38 U. of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX Cognitive Science 32 28% / 72% 0% $75,509 80 89%
39 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY Cognitive Science 19 42% / 58% 0% $74,256 84
40 Chapman
Orange, CA
Orange, CA Cognitive Science 0 $74,095 68
41 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA Cognitive Sciences 36 17% / 83% 3% $73,942 76
42 Pitzer
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Cognitive Science 8 25% / 75% 25% $73,798 67
43 George Fox
Newberg, OR
Newberg, OR Cognitive Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $73,524 78
44 Rice
Houston, TX
Houston, TX Cognitive Sciences 36 #14 22% / 78% 8% $73,278 59 95%
45 State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
Oswego, NY Cognitive Science 3 33% / 67% 33% $73,147 87 100%
46 Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN
Mankato, MN Cognitive Science 3 33% / 67% 67% $72,886 86
47 Marquette
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI Cognitive Science 14 43% / 57% 0% $72,600 69
48 U. of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN
Duluth, MN Cognitive Science 21 29% / 71% 0% $72,326 85
49 U. of Evansville
Evansville, IN
Evansville, IN Cognitive Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $71,748 72
50 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Cognitive Neuroscience 58 #8 57% / 43% 5% $71,262 51 82%
51 United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
West Point, NY Cognitive Science 17 53% / 47% 0% $71,016
52 Southern Adventist
Collegedale, TN
Collegedale, TN Behavioral Neuroscience 2 50% / 50% 0% $70,694 80
53 Vassar
Poughkeepsie, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY Cognitive Science 10 50% / 50% 0% $70,485 53
54 Beloit
Beloit, WI
Beloit, WI Cognitive Science 6 0% / 100% 33% $70,303 56
55 Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Bloomington, IN Cognitive Science 16 44% / 56% 0% $69,409 69
56 UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Cognitive Science 307 30% / 70% 13% $69,090 67 95%
57 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis, MO Cognitive Science 52 #21 33% / 67% 10% $68,999 44 100%
58 U. of Delaware
Newark, DE
Newark, DE Cognitive Science 70 7% / 93% 3% $68,758 71 95%
59 U. of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA Cognitive Science 181 39% / 61% 0% $68,697 68 85%
60 Occidental
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA Cognitive Science 16 13% / 88% 6% $68,153 53 100%
61 Brown
Providence, RI
Providence, RI Cognitive Science 26 #8 15% / 85% 15% $65,025 33 93%
62 U. of Georgia
Athens, GA
Athens, GA Cognitive Science 81 42% / 58% 4% $63,725 68 85%
63 U. of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Davis, CA Cognitive Science 194 29% / 71% 8% $61,086 49 100%
64 Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN Cognitive Studies 59 #18 24% / 76% 25% $59,354 17 95%
65 Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg, VA Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 176 26% / 74% 1% $59,269 57 100%
66 Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD Cognitive Science 21 #13 14% / 86% 5% $59,258 21 100%
67 U. of California, Merced
Merced, CA
Merced, CA Cognitive Science 57 39% / 61% 0% $54,297 28 89%
68 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick, NJ Cognitive Science 60 20% / 80% 0% $52,117 40 91%
69 Wellesley
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley, MA Cognitive Science and Psychology 11 0% / 100% 0% $48,146 6 100%
70 Case Western Reserve
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH Cognitive Science 34 #28 24% / 76% 3% $45,976 3 97%
71 U. of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara, CA Cognitive Science 52 21% / 79% 4%
72 Pitzer
Claremont, CA
Claremont, CA Contemplative Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
73 Curry
Milton, MA
Milton, MA Cognitive Science 1 0% / 100% 0%