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Colleges in the Plains States Region
206
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geographic Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 206 degrees in geographic information science to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
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.
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 the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MN
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in geographic information science. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 7 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IA
It's hard to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in geographic information science needs to take a look at University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 9 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. UNI is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Cedar Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In MN
Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 1 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In SD
Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 9 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MN
Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 13 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
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Northwest is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Maryville. This university ranks 19th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 28 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Northwest in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MO
Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #244 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were about 6 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MN
Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 5 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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