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2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 New England region, there were 137 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geographic information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geographic information science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salem State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477.

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#2

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree geographic information science students with aid list, Clark has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730.

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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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