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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 389 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 12 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Geographic Information Science Report

#2

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 4 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWF, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of West Florida are $24,894, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 20 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree geographic information science students with aid list, UK has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

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University of Central Arkansas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UCA is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 3 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

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#7

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Mary Washington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree geographic information science students with aid list, UMW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mary Washington are $21,030.

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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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