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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Southeast region, there were 389 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geographic information science. 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Alabama is $14,130 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 2 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for WKU is $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Kennesaw State University.

Full Kennesaw State University Geographic Information Science Report

#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Eastern Geographic Information Science Report

#5

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Radford is $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Radford

#6

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

Troy University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Troy University.

Full TROY Geographic Information Science Report

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Auburn University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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