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Major Overview for Cognitive Science

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Overview for Cognitive Science

A program that focuses on the study of the mind and the nature of intelligence from the interdisciplinary perspectives of computer science, philosophy, mathematics, psychology, neuroscience, and other disciplines. Includes instruction in mathematics and logic, cognitive process modeling, dynamic systems, learning theories, brain and cognition, neural networking, programming, and applications to topics such as language acquisition, computer systems, and perception and behavior.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Cognitive Science

Top 24 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Cognitive Science among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
95
(1.9%)
Highly Selective$19,180
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
63
(1.0%)
Most Selective$22,247
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
43
(2.5%)
Most Selective$47,232
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
20
(1.7%)
Most Selective$46,500
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
18
(0.3%)
Most Selective$21,100
Rice University
Houston, TX
16
(2.0%)
Most Selective$40,225
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
15
(0.5%)
Most Selective$47,124
Yale University
New Haven, CT
12
(0.9%)
Most Selective$47,950
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
10
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$13,754
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
8
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,069
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.