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2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor's in New York For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” 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 New York, there were 151 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,973 and $22,589 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geographic information science. 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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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in New York (With Aid)

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Binghamton University is $19,353 for new york bachelor’s degree geographic information science students with aid.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Binghamton University

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University at Buffalo is $18,194 for new york bachelor’s degree geographic information science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at University at Buffalo

#3

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cortland landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school situated in Cortland, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cortland, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cortland is $18,705 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at SUNY Cortland

#4

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Potsdam. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Potsdam not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. It costs about $13,704 for new york bachelor’s degree geographic information science students with aid per year to attend SUNY Potsdam.

Full SUNY Potsdam Geographic Information Science Report

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Hofstra University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Hempstead, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. It costs about $32,838 for New York Bachelor’s Degree Geographic Information Science students with aid per year to attend Hofstra.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Hofstra University

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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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