Cambridge, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 60 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~60
- Schools with reported signal
- 61
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4.6%
- Graduation rate
- 96.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,111/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $80,444
- Median debt
- $14,768
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $143,372/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 61 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.6x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,048 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($63,298 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 7% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.4% reported share · $13,807 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.0% reported share · $7,000 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 1.5% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 6.3% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 1.8% reported share · $13,370 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.5% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.8% reported share · $13,138 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Cognitive Science accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is bigger than 79% of schools in this field set and 1.6x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 60 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's average net price is $20,111 per year, about $80,444 over four years. That is $3,048 below the $23,159 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $143,372 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $63,298 above the $80,074 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology #4 of 61 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.