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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 206 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at SMU MN
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Geographic Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at South Dakota State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 2 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Cloud State University Geographic Information Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Saint Louis University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UMN Twin Cities Geographic Information Science Report
University of Kansas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at University of Kansas
With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Iowa Geographic Information Science Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at Minnesota State University - Mankato
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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