Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Cognitive Science

21 U.S. colleges and universities offer Cognitive Science at the phd 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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UCD

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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA

Cognitive Science: 17 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Cognitive Science: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 48,424
Retention: 91%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 20,593

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Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Cognitive Science: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,175
Retention: 96%
Programs: 128
Awards 2024-25: 5,053

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UCB

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University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

Cognitive Science: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 38,799
Retention: 90%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 10,325

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MIT

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

Cognitive Science: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 11,886
Retention: 99%
Programs: 56
Awards 2024-25: 3,847

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NYU

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New York University

New York, NY

Cognitive Science: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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UMC

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

Cognitive Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,666
Retention: 91%
Programs: 276
Awards 2024-25: 12,420

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MSU

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Cognitive Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 52,089
Retention: 90%
Programs: 268
Awards 2024-25: 13,223

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Brown University

Providence, RI

Cognitive Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 11,956
Retention: 99%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 3,477

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RPI

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

Cognitive Science: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 7,040
Retention: 91%
Programs: 75
Awards 2024-25: 1,891

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Cognitive Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,575
Retention: 96%
Programs: 181
Awards 2024-25: 4,249

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University of California-Merced

Merced, CA

Cognitive Science: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA

Cognitive Science: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,297
Retention: 94%
Programs: 173
Awards 2024-25: 11,456

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JHU

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Cognitive Science: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,210
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 12,221

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SBU

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Cognitive Science: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,689
Retention: 90%
Programs: 176
Awards 2024-25: 7,857

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Tufts University

Medford, MA

Cognitive Science: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,599
Retention: 95%
Programs: 145
Awards 2024-25: 4,218

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University of Maine

Orono, ME

Cognitive Science: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 12,029
Retention: 83%
Programs: 175
Awards 2024-25: 2,766

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University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Cognitive Science
PhD

Students: 29,792
Retention: 86%
Programs: 202
Awards 2024-25: 7,974

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RIT

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

Cognitive Science
PhD

Students: 17,098
Retention: 89%
Programs: 134
Awards 2024-25: 4,096

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CMU

Private nonprofit

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Cognitive Science
PhD

Students: 15,888
Retention: 98%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 6,222

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MTU

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Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

Cognitive Science
PhD

Students: 7,403
Retention: 89%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 2,165

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