Boston College
- At the graduate level, students may focus on the study of cognition and perception in the Department of Psychology.
- http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/psych/

Brandeis University
- The Volen National Center for Complex Systems, with ties to several departments, is the hub for the interdisciplinary study of intelligence from the perspectives of neuroscience, cognitive science, and computer science.
- http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/volen/

Boston University
- The Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems and the Center for Adaptive Systems provides advanced training in a broad range of areas concerning cognitive science.
- http://cns-web.bu.edu/

Tufts University
- Much of the research being conducted in the Department of Psychology centers on biological, developmental and cognitive psychology as well as human factors/engineering.
- http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/

Wellesley College
- Core courses in psychology, computer science, language studies and philosophy are the foundation of the undergraduate major in Cognitive Science. Students may customize the concentration with a broad range of electives spanning several different departmen
- http://www.wellesley.edu/Psychology/Cogsci/cshomepage.html

Harvard University
- Cognition, brain and behavior, and developmental psychology are key research areas of the Psychology Department.
- http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/psych/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences approaches the study of brain and mind through a merging of neuroscience and cognitive science.
- http://web.mit.edu/bcs/

Northeastern University
- In the Department of Psychology, students may study behavioral neuroscience and language, cognition and perception.
- http://www.psych.neu.edu/