4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$79,754
Program median
Program + credential
Cognitive Science.: Graduate/Professional Certificate
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$67,677
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$18,092
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
756
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private nonprofit | $36,931 | 87.9% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Public | $18,784 | 75.6% | Available |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | Public | $20,995 | 75.2% | Available |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | Public | $18,851 | 71.4% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | $22,383 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $13,138 | 93.2% | Available |