2025 Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Michigan

Geographic Information Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #333 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for geographic information science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 103 degrees in geographic information science to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Geographic Information Science Schools List

Geographic Information Science Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geographic Information Science Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Geographic Information Science in Michigan

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geographic information science degree levels they offer.

Top Michigan Schools in Geographic Information Science

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in geographic information science from Michigan State University

2

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Eastern Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in geographic information science. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.More information about a degree in geographic information science from Eastern Michigan University

Best Geographic Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	104
Illinois	870	50
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.

Majors Similar to Geographic Information Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	98
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

More about our data sources and methodologies.