2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” 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 Massachusetts, there were 61 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree geographic information science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$10,477 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salem State is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Salem State

#2

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$47,730 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geographic Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.

Clark also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark are $47,730.

Read more about Geographic Information Science at Clark

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science (With Aid)

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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