2025 Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Illinois

A degree in geographic information science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #333 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for geographic information science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 degrees in geographic information science annually.

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• Best Overall Geographic Information Science Schools List

Geographic Information Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Geographic Information Science in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of geographic information science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Geographic Information Science

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in geographic information science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Illinois University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in geographic information science. WIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Macomb.More information about a degree in geographic information science from Western Illinois University

Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	104
Michigan	915	40
Indiana	737	3
Wisconsin	672	79

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Geographic Information Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	121
Other Geography	1

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.