2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 543 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree geographic information science students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Texas State

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at The University of Texas at Dallas

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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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