2024 Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Massachusetts

A degree in geographic information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #333 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 degrees in geographic information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Geographic Information Science Schools List

Pick Your Geographic Information Science Degree Level

The geographic information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Massachusetts. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Geographic Information Science in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of geographic information science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Geographic Information Science

1

Clark University
Worcester, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Geographic Information Science Degrees Awarded

32.4% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Clark University if you wish to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in geographic information science from Clark University

2

Salem State University
Salem, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat Salem State University if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Salem State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salem.More information about a degree in geographic information science from Salem State University

Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Geographic Information Science Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	538	5
Maine	396	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geographic Information Science

Geographic Information Science is one of 2 different types of Geography & Cartography programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	120

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.