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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,231 people earned their degree in geographic information science, making the major the 333rd most popular in the United States.
Across Maryland, there were 116 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geographic information science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland bachelor’s degree vets studying geographic information science.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maryland - College Park offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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