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2024 Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges in Pennsylvania
193 Geographic Information Science Degrees Awarded
A degree in geographic information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #333 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of geographic information science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 193 degrees in geographic information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geographic Information Science School

Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of geographic information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Geographic Information Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Geographic Information Science Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Geographic Information Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Geographic Information Science
Master's Degrees in Geographic Information Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Geographic Information Science in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of geographic information science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Geographic Information Science

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UPenn crest
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
48 Geographic Information Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 48 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
90.5% Growth in Graduates

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geographic information science. IUP is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Indiana. This university ranks 49th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 21 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Any student who is interested in geographic information science has to look into University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Harrisburg Area Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geographic information science. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 73rd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 3 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at HACC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 2 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Edinboro in the most recent data year.

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Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 144
Maryland 618 107
New Jersey 614 7
Delaware 345 1

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Geographic Information Science is one of 2 different types of Geography & Cartography programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Geography 395
Other Geography 90

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