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2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate

6 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate” ranking.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 120 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in geographic information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geographic information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree geographic information science students.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mitchell Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate. Mitchell Technical College is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree geographic information science students list, Mitchell Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mitchell Tech is $12,472 for associate degree geographic information science students.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Mitchell Technical College

#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 6 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $3,429 for associate degree geographic information science students per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Central New Mexico Community College

#3

Palomar College

San Marcos, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the #3 spot on the list. Palomar College is a large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 2 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Palomar College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Palomar College is $3,673 for associate degree geographic information science students.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Palomar College

#4

American River College

Sacramento, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate. American River is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 13 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

American River not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,816 for Associate Degree Geographic Information Science students per year to attend American River College.

Full American River College Geographic Information Science Report

#5

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 4 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $5,782 for Associate Degree Geographic Information Science students.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Santa Rosa Junior College

#6 in overall quality

University of Akron Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 3 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for associate degree geographic information science students.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Akron Main Campus

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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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