Best Schools for Cognitive Science
Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.
14
Schools
$39,314
Avg. Earnings
851
Graduates
#1
S
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$92,632
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 3.9%
#2
U
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private
$52,107
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $60,724
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 5.9%
#3
U
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$48,667
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $62,295
Graduates: 246
Acceptance: 11.7%
#4
U
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,778
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 8.7%
#5
U
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA · Public
$41,870
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,060
Graduates: 254
Acceptance: 24.5%
#6
T
Tufts University
Medford, MA · Private
$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,242
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 10.1%
#7
S
Simmons University
Boston, MA · Private
$37,208
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 66.0%
#8
I
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Public
$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.4%
#9
U
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA · Public
$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,726
Graduates: 57
Acceptance: 16.9%
#10
U
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · Public
$30,228
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,286
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 62.5%
#11
U
University of California-Merced
Merced, CA · Public
$28,960
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,909
Graduates: 49
Acceptance: 39.2%
#12
J
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $20,134
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 7.6%
#13
U
University of Georgia
Athens, GA · Public
$23,693
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 37.2%
#14
U
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · Public
$19,812
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $21,268
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 65.1%
Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.
Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.
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