2024 Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a bachelor's degree in geographic information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #294 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11 bachelor's degrees in geographic information science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geographic information science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of geographic information science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geographic information science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geographic information science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geographic Information Science in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geographic information science.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Geographic Information Science

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in geographic information science. UCONN is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Storrs.More information about a bachelor’s in geographic information science from University of Connecticut

2

Salem State University
Salem, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Salem State University is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in geographic information science. Salem State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in geographic information science from Salem State University

Best Geographic Information Science Colleges by State

Explore the best geographic information science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	5
Connecticut	341	5
Maine	281	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	209
Other Geography	2

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.