2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in Pennsylvania

A master's degree in geographic information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #203 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 34 master's degrees in geographic information science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Geographic Information Science School for Your Master's Degree

The geographic information science master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geographic Information Science in Pennsylvania ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for geographic information science, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geographic information science.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geographic Information Science in Pennsylvania

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for geographic information science students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geographic Information Science Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pennsylvania is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in geographic information science. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geographic information science in Pennsylvania.

There were about 22 geographic information science individuals who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Temple University if you want to pursue a master's degree in geographic information science. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in geographic information science in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 geographic information science individuals who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geographic information science. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in geographic information science in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 2 geographic information science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in geographic information science from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geographic Information Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	49
Maryland	342	31
Delaware	123	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geographic Information Science

One of 2 majors within the Geography & Cartography area of study, Geographic Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Geographic Information Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	19
Other Geography	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur. More about our data sources and methodologies.