DEBUG: Raw major_slug = ""
DEBUG: Initial offers_url = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json", major_slug = ""
DEBUG: After cleaning major_slug = ""
DEBUG: Before URL cleaning = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json"
DEBUG: After TrimSuffix = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json"
DEBUG: After HTTPS placeholder = "HTTPS_TEMP_PLACEHOLDERwww.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json"
DEBUG: After slash cleaning = "HTTPS_TEMP_PLACEHOLDERwww.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json"
DEBUG: After URL cleaning = "https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json"
DEBUG: offers_url = https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geographic-information-science/offers.json
DEBUG: major_slug = ""
DEBUG: offers_url is valid, proceeding to fetch data
DEBUG: offers_data.offers found, count = 1
DEBUG: Specific major detected (cip4 = 45.07), keeping min_relevance at 0.8
DEBUG: Starting relevance filtering - min_relevance = 0.8, max_relevance = 1
DEBUG: Checking offer "Geosciences (I Have a HS Diploma or Associate Degree)" with relevance 0.5
DEBUG: ✗ Offer "Geosciences (I Have a HS Diploma or Associate Degree)" REJECTED (relevance 0.5)
DEBUG: relevant_offers count = 0
DEBUG: No relevant offers, showing generic ESYOH widget
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geographic information science degrees they offer, see the list below.
University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign tops our 2026 ranking of the best geographic information science schools. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign. Roughly 85% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign awarded about 23 geographic information science degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the geographic information science program make about $42,214 in their early career. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans.
Read more about the geographic information science program at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Students looking for a strong geographic information science program will find one at Depaul University, which ranked #2. Depaul University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Roughly 68% of students complete a degree within six years here. Depaul University awarded about 18 geographic information science degrees in the most recent data year. Geographic Information Science graduates of Depaul University earn a median of $47,464 early in their careers. Depaul University graduates carry a median of $23,412 in student loans.
Read more about the geographic information science program at Depaul University
Students looking for a strong geographic information science program will find one at Western Illinois University, which ranked #3. Located in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a moderately-sized public university. About 45% of students finish within six years. Western Illinois University awarded about 14 geographic information science degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their geographic information science degree from Western Illinois University earn around $47,926 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,639.
Get the full geographic information science details for Western Illinois University
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 8 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
ADBLOCK #116
