2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Arkansas, there were 8 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geographic information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geographic information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 3 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Central Arkansas

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

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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