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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 389 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in geographic information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geographic information science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Florida State University

#2

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Mary Washington is a small public school situated in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree geographic information science students list, UMW has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMW are $21,030, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Mary Washington Geographic Information Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

Full Georgia Tech Geographic Information Science Report

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree geographic information science students list, UK has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Kentucky

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at GMU

#6

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#6 in overall quality

The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWF are $24,894.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at The University of West Florida

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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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