A truly interdisciplinary approach to cognitive science education – at the intersection of psychology, computer science, and philosophy – with  important links to neuroscience, linguistics, anthropology, mathematics, biology, and education. 

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Program Overview

Discover a broad, interdisciplinary, and fast-growing field.

In addition to having a strong computational emphasis, the B.S. in Cognitive Science at Rensselaer combines psychology and philosophy with disciplines such as neuroscience and linguistics to equip students with the reasoning, communication, and analytical skills needed to succeed in a diverse field.

After Graduation

A degree in cognitive science prepares students for:

  • Careers in the information industry, human-factors engineering, artificial intelligence, human-performance testing, and education.
  • Graduate studies in cognitive science, computer science, psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, information technology, economics, linguistics, anthropology, education, and law. 

“RPI’s cognitive science program is wonderful: It’s innovative, well organized, comprehensive, challenging, and interesting. The professors are extremely passionate about their areas of study and always go above and beyond to maintain environments conducive for their students to best learn."

— Olivia Fryt ’16

Top Employers:

  • Amazon
  • Google 

 

The B.S. Economics program at Rensselaer provides students with a world-class education that prepares them for success in the global economy. Our students develop expertise in quantitative modeling and data analytics, applied economic theory, and conceptual tools of economics used to understand decision-making by individuals and firms, market dynamics, and economic policy in areas such as health care, technology and innovation, environment, international trade, law and economics, among others. After graduation, our students go on to careers in industry, consulting, banking and finance, business and management, government, and other areas. 

Program Overview

The B.S. Economics program features a flexible curriculum that emphasizes the application of quantitative tools to real-world economic problems and policy. In addition to the core coursework, students can select from a wide range of electives courses to tailor their curriculum to advance their individual career goals. Students have the opportunity to work closely with our diverse and talented faculty experts on research projects that develop quantitative skills and provide experience analyzing contemporary and real-world economic issues.   

After Graduation

The Economics program equips students with quantitative and analytical skills that are highly valued by employers in many fields. Salary data collected by Payscale and other organizations show that mid-career earnings for professionals with a B.S. degree in Economics rank in the top-10 of all majors. A B.S. Economics degree provides opportunities for lucrative careers in sectors such as banking and finance, management and business consulting, healthcare, and technology. Corporations across a wide range of sectors, international organizations, and Federal and State governments employ economists to analyze markets, new technologies, regulatory policies, and economic forecasting. In addition, students with an economics degree are well prepared to pursue graduate degrees in areas such as economics, finance, business, management, law, public policy, among others.

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