by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,231 people earned their degree in geographic information science, making the major the 333rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 558 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in geographic information science. That schools that top this list have a program in geographic information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SIPI is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Navajo Technical University landed the #2 spot on the list. Navajo Tech is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geographic information science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at San Juan College
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lone Star College System ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Centro College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geographic information science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full San Antonio College Geographic Information Science Report
Temple College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is located in Temple, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
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