Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the mechanisms and processes of learning and thinking, and associated information encoding, decoding, processing and transmitting systems. Includes instruction in theories of cognition and intelligence; studies of cognitive processes such as memory, sensation, perception, pattern recognition, problem solving, and conceptual thinking; cybernetics; psycholinguistics; and the study of biological and social communications mechanisms and processes.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 19 institutions across the United States, with a total of 948 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

231

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

12

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

49

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

24

degrees awarded

Other Awards

632

awards given

Top Schools for Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
129
2 Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY
123
3 Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
105
4 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
102
5 University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA
99
6 Brown University
Providence, RI
84
7 University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
75
8 George Washington University
Washington, DC
66
9 Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
45
10 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
27
11 CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY
21
12 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
21
13 Duke University
Durham, NC
15
14 Binghamton University
Vestal, NY
12
15 Ball State University
Muncie, IN
9
16 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
6
17 Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA
3
18 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
3
19 University at Albany
Albany, NY
3