2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 543 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geographic information science. 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State University Geographic Information Science Report

#2

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at UT Dallas

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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