2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $110k) in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across California, there were 379 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 $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geographic information science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $110k) in California

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at UC Davis

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $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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