2024 Best Geographic Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a master's degree in geographic information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #210 out of 1172 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for geographic information science students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 41 master's degrees in geographic information science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geographic information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geographic information science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geographic information science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geographic information science students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geographic Information Science Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geographic Information Science in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geographic information science.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Geographic Information Science

1

Clark University
Worcester, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

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

2

Salem State University
Salem, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Salem State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geographic information science. Salem State is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Salem.More information about a master’s 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
Maine	146	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geographic Information Science

One of 2 majors within the Geography & Cartography area of study, Geographic Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	17

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur. More about our data sources and methodologies.