3,543Geographic Information Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in geographic information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #333 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 98 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geographic Information Science Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,543 degrees in geographic information science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Choosing a Great Geographic Information Science School
The geographic information science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geographic Information Science rankings. For our Best Overall Geographic Information Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Geographic Information Science Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geographic Information Science Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Geographic Information Science in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geographic information science degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in geographic information science has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 87 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in geographic information science. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 126 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.More information about a degree in geographic information science from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 68 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 59 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were about 77 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 84 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 31 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 12 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 80 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Geographic Information Science students that almost earned our Best Geographic Information Science Schools award.
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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