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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region” 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 731 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in geographic information science. That schools that top this list have a program in geographic information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree geographic information science students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Redlands is located in Redlands, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geographic Information Science at University of Redlands
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a small public school situated in Tacoma, Washington. It awarded 13 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Geographic Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 63 masters’s geographic information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, 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 96%.
Full University of Southern California Geographic Information Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 California State University - Long Beach
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geographic information science degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 California - Davis
With a ranking of #6, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geographic Information Science at SFSU
California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Northridge Geographic Information Science Report
With a ranking of #8, Brandman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman University is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brandman Geographic Information Science Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geographic Information Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 126 degrees to qualified masters’s geographic information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UW Seattle Geographic Information Science Report
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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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