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

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master's in Iowa 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 Iowa 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 Iowa, there were 17 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

More Ways to Rank Geographic Information Science Schools

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 Iowa For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree geographic information science students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in Iowa (With Aid)

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Iowa For Those Getting Aid. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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