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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 3,543 people earned their degree in geographic information science, making the major the 333rd most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in geographic information science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geographic information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree geographic information science students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 more about Geographic Information Science at University of Maryland - College Park
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s geographic information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full UC Davis Geographic Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 5 doctorate’s geographic information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at U of U
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geographic information science degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at Texas State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geographic information science degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 more about Geographic Information Science at University of Toledo
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geographic information science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Geographic Information Science Report
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geographic information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Geographic Information Science Report
University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Iowa
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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