2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Plains States Region

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 242 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 16 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geographic information science programs and 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Plains States Region

#1

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$12,472 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell Tech 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.

Mitchell Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,472 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Geographic Information Science students per year to attend Mitchell Tech.

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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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