2025 Best Geographic Information Science Schools in the New England Region

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geographic Information Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 171 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 the New England Region list to help you make the college 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 the New England Region

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 New England Region Schools in Geographic Information Science

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

34 Geographic Information Science Degrees Awarded

58.8% Growth in Graduates

University of Connecticut is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in geographic information science. Located in the town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in geographic information science from University of Connecticut

2

Clark University
Worcester, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Clark University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geographic information science. Clark is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Worcester.More information about a degree in geographic information science from Clark University

Best Geographic Information Science Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	46
Connecticut	538	5
Maine	396	18

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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	190
Other Geography	12

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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.