by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,231 people earned their degree in geographic information science, making the major the 333rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 601 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major” ranking looked at 67 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major”.
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #1 spot on the list. Unity College is located in Unity, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Redlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Redlands, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Redlands Geographic Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Mary Washington Geographic Information Science Report
Out of the 67 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 full report on Geographic Information Science at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
With a ranking of #6, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 6 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking, coming in at #8. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking, coming in at #9. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Michigan Technological University Geographic Information Science Report
With a ranking of #10, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking, coming in at #11. Salem State University is located in Salem, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Salem State
Binghamton University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 18 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at Binghamton University
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 55 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Kent State University at Kent landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Arizona
University of Denver landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 13 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
University of Southern California came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Southern California
With a ranking of #18, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 30 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. CSULB is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 23 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 full report on Geographic Information Science at California State University - Long Beach
Western Illinois University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Western Illinois University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. IUP is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of West Florida came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of West Florida Geographic Information Science Report
Lehman College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Lehman is a fairly large public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Lehman College
Temple University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 masters’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 87%. 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%.
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