2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Geographic Information Science is the 357th most popular major in the country with 3,098 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 242 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geographic information science programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$10,566 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 11 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Mitchell Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mitchell Tech is $10,566 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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