by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 313 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geographic information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geographic information science.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Alabama is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 5 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Kennesaw, Georgia, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #5 spot on the list. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 3 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Troy University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 14 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Old Dominion University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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