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Colleges offering Cognitive Science

84 U.S. colleges and universities offer Cognitive Science. Together they awarded 3,904 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 16 Bachelor 65 Master 21 PhD 21

Most schools offering it: California (17), New York (11), Pennsylvania (6), Massachusetts (5), Minnesota (4), New Jersey (3)

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UCD
Public

Cognitive Science: 936 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
44,256
Retention
94%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
13,222
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UCA
Public

Cognitive Science: 330 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
47,335
Retention
97%
Programs
193
Awards 2024-25
14,956
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Cognitive Science: 302 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Cognitive Science: 225 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UCC
Public

Cognitive Science: 182 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
19,938
Retention
88%
Programs
111
Awards 2024-25
5,280
CampusHybrid
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UMA
Public

Cognitive Science: 154 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Cognitive Science: 121 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Cognitive Science: 99 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
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USC
Private nonprofit

Cognitive Science: 93 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MIT
Private nonprofit

Cognitive Science: 89 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
11,886
Retention
99%
Programs
56
Awards 2024-25
3,847
CampusHybrid
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UG
Public

Cognitive Science: 86 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Cognitive Science: 80 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Cognitive Science: 77 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
9,110
Retention
82%
Programs
44
Awards 2024-25
1,922
CampusHybrid
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UD
Public

Cognitive Science: 71 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
CampusOnlineHybrid
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Cognitive Science: 70 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
CampusHybrid
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Cognitive Science: 66 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TU
Private nonprofit

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Cognitive Science: 62 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, PhD

Students
13,599
Retention
95%
Programs
145
Awards 2024-25
4,218
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RUB
Public

Cognitive Science: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CWR
Private nonprofit

Cognitive Science: 55 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
12,475
Retention
92%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
3,529
CampusOnlineHybrid
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JHU
Private nonprofit

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Cognitive Science: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RU
Private nonprofit

Rice University

Houston, TX

Cognitive Science: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
8,961
Retention
97%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,880
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Cognitive Science: 40 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Cognitive Science: 39 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
CampusOnlineHybrid
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