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2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 432 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 155 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree geographic information science students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Full UMCP Geographic Information Science Report

#2

Hunter College

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Hunter also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UAlbany is a fairly large public school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree geographic information science students list, UAlbany has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Albany Geographic Information Science Report

#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 10 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Temple

#7

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lehman College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree geographic information science students list, Lehman has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman College are $21,000.

Full Lehman College Geographic Information Science Report

#8

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

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#9

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 20 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, 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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