by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Geographic Information Science is the 333rd most popular major in the country with 3,231 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 157 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 3 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 17 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #2 spot on the list. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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. 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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