2024 Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Minnesota
4Colleges in Minnesota
77Geographic Information Science Degrees Awarded
Geographic Information Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #333 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for geographic information science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 degrees in geographic information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Geographic Information Science School
Your choice of geographic information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geographic information science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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
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 Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Geographic Information Science in Minnesota
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geographic information science degree levels they offer.
Top Minnesota Schools in Geographic Information Science
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great decision for students interested in a degree in geographic information science. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geographic information science. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #328 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Duluth is a great university overall.
There were about 1 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in geographic information science. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the 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.
It's hard to beat Saint Cloud State University if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Located in the small 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 roughly 5 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of geographic information science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geographic information science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
