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2022 Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (Income Over $110k) in California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 23 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at CSULB

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the list. California State University - Northridge is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 5 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k list, CSUN has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at California State University - Northridge

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Full UC Davis Geographic Information Science Report

#5

University of Redlands

Redlands, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redlands, California. It awarded 17 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree geographic information science students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Redlands has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Redlands are $22,852, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Redlands

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 39 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at University of Southern California

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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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