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Colleges offering master's degrees in Cognitive Science

21 U.S. colleges and universities offer Cognitive Science at the master level. 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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RPI
Private nonprofit

Cognitive Science: 9 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
7,040
Retention
91%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
1,891
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Cognitive Science: 8 graduates in 2024-25
Master

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

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Cognitive Science: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
30,210
Retention
98%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
12,221
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Cognitive Science: 7 graduates in 2024-25
Master

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

Cognitive Science: 6 graduates in 2024-25
Master

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

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Cognitive Science: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MTU
Public

Cognitive Science: 4 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
7,403
Retention
89%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
2,165
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Cognitive Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

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

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Cognitive Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
15,175
Retention
96%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,053
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Cognitive Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
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IU
Public

Cognitive Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
48,424
Retention
91%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
20,593
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Cognitive Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Cognitive Science
Master

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Cognitive Science
Master

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

Cognitive Science
Master

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Cognitive Science
Master

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CWR
Private nonprofit

Cognitive Science
Master

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