2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Geographic Information Science is the 357th most popular major in the country with 3,098 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 137 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geographic information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geographic information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark University are $47,730.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Clark

#2

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$10,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Salem State University Geographic Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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