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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 432 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 157 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cortland. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cortland, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cortland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cortland is $18,705 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at SUNY Cortland

#2

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

Edinboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is $16,833 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rowan University is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $25,454 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students per year to attend Rowan University.

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#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Binghamton University is $19,353 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,194 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students per year to attend University at Buffalo.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#6

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 52 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMCP is $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, New York
#8 in overall quality

SUNY Potsdam landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Potsdam, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,704 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students per year to attend SUNY Potsdam.

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#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#6 in overall quality

Hofstra University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Hofstra not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $32,838 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students per year to attend Hofstra.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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