What students report

90% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman320%
  • Sophomore320%
  • Junior853%
  • Senior17%
Career prospects+0.6

0.0/5 here

Stronger career outlook here

Elsewhere 2.6Here 3.2
Enjoyment-0.4

0.0/5 here

Lower enjoyment here

Elsewhere 4.2Here 3.8
DifficultySimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 2.2Here 2.2

What stands out

  • Stronger career outlook. Career prospects is 0.6 points higher than the same major at other schools.
  • More math-intensive. Math required is 0.5 points higher than the same major at other schools.

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I think cognitive science is a very broad major because it encompases psychology, coding, philosophy, etc. Because of this the fields that people can go into are a lot because of all the skills gained. You learn a lot about human…

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Anonymous student
My major at UCLA is pretty much a build your own major. I can take upper division classes in Psychology, computer science, communications, anthropology, and statistics. It’s a good major for someone who wants a wide breadth of…

Courses & teaching

Anonymous student
I think cognitive science is a very versatile major that gives people the opportunity to explore classes across many different disciplines! I've been able to take stuff across areas such as linguistics, psychology, philosophy,…

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Careers & next stepsPositive

I think cognitive science is a very broad major because it encompases psychology, coding, philosophy, etc. Because of this the fields that people can go into are a lot because of all the skills gained. You learn a lot about human cognition and the way humans think/ make decisions which is good for careers in UX or marketing.

Anonymous studentJunior
Career
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

My major at UCLA is pretty much a build your own major. I can take upper division classes in Psychology, computer science, communications, anthropology, and statistics. It’s a good major for someone who wants a wide breadth of skills or study an interdisciplinary perspective.

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
1.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Mar 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

I think cognitive science is a very versatile major that gives people the opportunity to explore classes across many different disciplines! I've been able to take stuff across areas such as linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and communication, which has been helpful in narrowing down my interests. People can really tailor the major to what they're interested in learning about, which can be really exciting.

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
2.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

love jt, it’s really interdisciplinary, but you do have to narrow your fields

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
2.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

I think that cognitive science allows you to do a lot of different classes and explore what you want to do in the future. This may be confusing to some people, but I enjoyed how many psych classes I have taken during my time here, as well as coding classes.

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
2.0/5
Writing
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

The cognitive science major at UCLA is very interdisciplinary. I especially enjoy it because it allows me to explore different fields that I would have never had the opportunity to otherwise.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Enjoyment
4.0/5
Mar 2026
Careers & next stepsMixed

Flexible major for a lot of different career interests but might feel like you aren’t learning a lot of applicable technical skills to any particular field

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsMixed

not much to share about cog sci but good for career. need to do more projects outside

Anonymous studentJunior
Career
2.0/5
Mar 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

It’s an interesting field and opens up a lot of different career paths so I like the flexibility. It’s also just interesting to learn about psychology and the mind.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Career
3.0/5
Mar 2026
Advice & things to knowPositive

Cognitive science is a very flexible major and lies in between computer science and other majors like economics, psychology, etc. I recommend this major to those looking for a new major to explore.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Mar 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

I love the diverse amount of courses I am able to take and choose things that I'm interested in.

Anonymous studentJunior
Math
3.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Mar 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Very adaptable major that can apply to many different career fields!

Anonymous studentJunior
Career
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

It's a good crossroad between psychology and a different science that you can choose. It's a good way to merge interests with just one major.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Enjoyment
4.0/5
Mar 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

I don’t think I have anything to share I like the major it’s very psychology based

Anonymous studentFreshman
Math
1.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

the cognitive science major at University of California, Los Angeles is super flexible!

Anonymous studentSenior
Math
3.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026

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