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2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,098 people earned their degree in geographic information science, making the major the 357th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 389 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized public school situated in Florence, Alabama. It awarded 16 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Alabama is $12,787 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UNA Geographic Information Science Report

#2

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Radford University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $12,355 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Radford University.

Full Radford University Geographic Information Science Report

#3

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $11,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Eastern Kentucky University

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kennesaw State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kennesaw State University is $14,910 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Kennesaw State University Geographic Information Science Report

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 7 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Auburn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $20,326 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Auburn University

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WKU is $14,790 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full WKU Geographic Information Science Report

#7

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#7 in overall quality

Troy University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TROY, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,457 for southeast region bachelor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Troy University.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at TROY

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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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