by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York” 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 New York, there were 156 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 105 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in geographic information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geographic information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Military Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in West Point, New York, this small public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
Full United States Military Academy Geographic Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full Binghamton University Geographic Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cortland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school situated in Cortland, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at SUNY Cortland
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at University at Buffalo
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hofstra University is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 3 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full Hofstra University Geographic Information Science Report
Farmingdale State College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
SUNY Potsdam ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in New York list. SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at SUNY Potsdam
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