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2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$15,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,098 people earned their degree in geographic information science, making the major the 357th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 410 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geographic information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 3 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,803 for great lakes region associate degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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