Cognitive Science Programs

Cognitive Science is offered at 167 institutions across the United States. Bachelor graduates earn a median salary ranging from $51,147 to $162,106, with the highest-earning program at Carnegie Mellon University ($162,106). The most common degree level is Bachelor (151), followed by Master (43) and Doctoral (22).

Bachelor (151) · Master (43) · Doctoral (22) · Associate (5) · Post-bachelor's Certificate (1) · Graduate Certificate (16) · Undergraduate Certificate (7)

Bachelor (151)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of California-San Diego CA $81,160 722
University of California-San Diego CA $137,218 299
University of California-Berkeley CA $120,193 257
University of California-Los Angeles CA $102,066 237
University of California-Davis CA $68,463 190
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI $79,016 138
University of California-Santa Cruz CA $72,125 123
Santa Clara University CA $147,013 103
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL $155,503 87
Stanford University CA $131,650 83
University of Pennsylvania PA $109,784 80
Washington University in St Louis MO $67,212 64
University of Delaware DE $66,716 61
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Not reported 61
University of California-Merced CA $51,147 54
University of Illinois Chicago IL $77,321 51
Vanderbilt University TN Not reported 51
University of Georgia GA $69,169 49
Case Western Reserve University OH Not reported 48
George Mason University VA Not reported 48
University of Akron Main Campus OH $85,968 45
University of California-Irvine CA Not reported 45
University of Southern California CA $93,440 44
Rice University TX $66,913 44
Harvey Mudd College CA Not reported 44
Show all 151 Bachelor programs
Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Yale University CT Not reported 44
Johns Hopkins University MD Not reported 42
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ Not reported 40
Washington University in St Louis MO Not reported 37
Tufts University MA $130,801 33
Dartmouth College NH Not reported 33
The University of Texas at Dallas TX Not reported 33
University of California-Irvine CA Not reported 31
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Not reported 30
Columbia University in the City of New York NY Not reported 26
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC Not reported 25
Occidental College CA $78,782 24
Vassar College NY Not reported 21
Western Washington University WA Not reported 18
Wellesley College MA Not reported 17
New York University NY Not reported 16
Pepperdine University CA Not reported 16
University of Oregon OR Not reported 14
Marquette University WI Not reported 14
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL Not reported 14
Carnegie Mellon University PA $162,106 13
Lehigh University PA Not reported 12
Emory University GA Not reported 12
The College of Idaho ID Not reported 12
Indiana University-Bloomington IN Not reported 12
United States Military Academy NY Not reported 11
Temple University PA Not reported 11
Yale University CT Not reported 11
Marquette University WI Not reported 10
University at Buffalo NY Not reported 9
Pomona College CA Not reported 9
DePaul University IL Not reported 9
Purdue University-Main Campus IN Not reported 8
The University of Tampa FL Not reported 8
State University of New York at Oswego NY $76,118 7
Western Michigan University MI Not reported 7
Carleton College MN Not reported 7
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY Not reported 7
Lewis & Clark College OR Not reported 7
Brown University RI Not reported 7
Virginia Wesleyan University VA Not reported 7
Reed College OR Not reported 6
Franklin and Marshall College PA Not reported 6
Swarthmore College PA Not reported 6
Goucher College MD Not reported 5
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN Not reported 5
Barnard College NY Not reported 5
Christian Brothers University TN Not reported 5
Valparaiso University IN Not reported 4
Clark University MA Not reported 4
The University of Montana MT Not reported 4
Barnard College NY Not reported 4
Duke University NC Not reported 4
University of Utah UT Not reported 4
University of Richmond VA Not reported 4
Bowdoin College ME Not reported 3
Springfield College MA Not reported 3
Michigan Technological University MI Not reported 3
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN Not reported 3
George Fox University OR Not reported 3
University of Pennsylvania PA Not reported 3
Converse University SC Not reported 3
Beloit College WI Not reported 3
Scripps College CA Not reported 3
California State University-Stanislaus CA Not reported 2
Hampshire College MA Not reported 2
Colgate University NY Not reported 2
Columbia University in the City of New York NY Not reported 2
Chapman University CA Not reported 2
Claremont McKenna College CA Not reported 2
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 2
Haverford College PA Not reported 2
Pitzer College CA Not reported 2
Texas Christian University TX Not reported 2
Emory & Henry University VA Not reported 2
University of Chicago IL Not reported 2
California State University-Fresno CA Not reported 1
Lawrence Technological University MI Not reported 1
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI Not reported 1
Southern Oregon University OR Not reported 1
Immaculata University PA Not reported 1
Lipscomb University TN Not reported 1
LeTourneau University TX Not reported 1
Randolph College VA Not reported 1
Scripps College CA Not reported 1
Loyola University Chicago IL Not reported 1
Dominican University IL Not reported 1
University of Evansville IN Not reported 1
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA $83,554 Not reported
California State University-Chico CA Not reported Not reported
Dordt University IA Not reported 0
Morningside University IA Not reported Not reported
Wichita State University KS Not reported 0
Loyola University New Orleans LA Not reported 0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA Not reported 0
Simmons University MA Not reported Not reported
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA Not reported Not reported
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA Not reported 0
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN Not reported 0
Duke University NC Not reported 0
Warren Wilson College NC Not reported Not reported
Chestnut Hill College PA Not reported 0
Mercyhurst University PA Not reported 0
Saint Francis University PA Not reported Not reported
Swarthmore College PA Not reported 0
Furman University SC Not reported 0
Newberry College SC Not reported 0
Bryan College-Dayton TN Not reported 0
Southern Methodist University TX Not reported Not reported
The University of Texas at Austin TX Not reported 0
University of Vermont VT Not reported Not reported
Gonzaga University WA Not reported Not reported
Whitman College WA Not reported 0
Whitman College WA Not reported Not reported
Lawrence University WI Not reported 0
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI Not reported Not reported
Saint Mary's College of California CA Not reported 0
Woodbury University CA Not reported 0
Colorado College CO Not reported Not reported
Paine College GA Not reported Not reported
Eastern Illinois University IL Not reported Not reported
Benedictine University IL Not reported 0
University of St Francis IL Not reported 0
Anderson University IN Not reported Not reported
DePauw University IN Not reported Not reported
Grace College and Theological Seminary IN Not reported 0

Master (43)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
The University of Texas at Arlington TX Not reported 66
Brown University RI Not reported 48
Illinois Institute of Technology IL Not reported 47
Western Michigan University MI Not reported 27
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE Not reported 14
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Not reported 13
Mercyhurst University PA Not reported 13
Johns Hopkins University MD Not reported 12
University of Illinois Springfield IL Not reported 11
University of St Thomas TX Not reported 9
George Mason University VA Not reported 9
New York University NY Not reported 7
University of California-Merced CA Not reported 7
Indiana University-South Bend IN Not reported 7
Stanford University CA Not reported 6
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY Not reported 5
University of Utah UT Not reported 5
San Jose State University CA Not reported 5
University of Southern California CA Not reported 5
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN Not reported 4
Brown University RI Not reported 4
Michigan Technological University MI Not reported 3
University of California-San Diego CA Not reported 2
University of California-Irvine CA Not reported 1
Case Western Reserve University OH Not reported 1
Show all 43 Master programs
Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Indiana University-Bloomington IN Not reported 1
The University of Texas at Dallas TX $71,364 0
California Institute of Technology CA Not reported 0
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA Not reported Not reported
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA Not reported Not reported
Grand Valley State University MI Not reported 0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN Not reported 0
University of California-Santa Cruz CA Not reported 0
New York University NY Not reported Not reported
University of Central Oklahoma OK Not reported 0
Southern Oregon University OR Not reported 0
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 0
Duquesne University PA Not reported 0
Vanderbilt University TN Not reported 0
Marquette University WI Not reported 0
San Diego State University CA Not reported 0
Emory University GA Not reported 0
Northwestern University IL Not reported 0

Doctoral (22)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of California-San Diego CA Not reported 15
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Not reported 10
Indiana University-Bloomington IN Not reported 8
California Institute of Technology CA Not reported 7
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY Not reported 7
George Mason University VA Not reported 7
University of California-Merced CA Not reported 7
Johns Hopkins University MD Not reported 5
New York University NY Not reported 5
Brown University RI Not reported 5
Louisiana Tech University LA Not reported 4
University of California-Irvine CA Not reported 4
Tufts University MA Not reported 2
Michigan Technological University MI Not reported 2
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN Not reported 2
University of Colorado Boulder CO Not reported 2
Stony Brook University NY Not reported 1
Vanderbilt University TN Not reported 1
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported Not reported
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN Not reported 0
Marquette University WI Not reported 0
San Diego State University CA Not reported 0

Associate (5)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Rockland Community College NY Not reported 5
Great Bay Community College NH Not reported 2
Crowder College MO Not reported Not reported
Navarro College TX Not reported 0
Richard Bland College VA Not reported 0

Post-bachelor's Certificate (1)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Not reported Not reported

Graduate Certificate (16)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA Not reported 7
Northwestern University IL Not reported 7
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Not reported 3
University of Memphis TN Not reported 3
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA Not reported 1
Stony Brook University NY Not reported 1
Lehigh University PA Not reported 1
Mercyhurst University PA Not reported 1
University of Rhode Island RI Not reported 1
University of Iowa IA Not reported 0
University of Kentucky KY Not reported 0
University at Buffalo NY Not reported 0
Western Oregon University OR Not reported 0
University of Utah UT Not reported 0
George Mason University VA Not reported 0
George Mason University VA Not reported 0

Undergraduate Certificate (7)

Institution State Median Earnings Completers
Grand Valley State University MI Not reported 14
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 4
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ Not reported 1
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI Not reported 1
Henderson State University AR Not reported 0
Great Bay Community College NH Not reported 0
University of Utah UT Not reported 0