Geographic Information Science and Cartography

A program that focuses on the systematic study of map-making and the application of mathematical, computer, and other techniques to the analysis of large amounts of geographic data and the science of mapping geographic information. Includes instruction in cartographic theory and map projections, computer-assisted cartography, geographic information systems, map design and layout, photogrammetry, air photo interpretation, remote sensing, spatial analysis, geodesy, cartographic editing, and applications to specific industrial, commercial, research, and governmental mapping problems.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 243 institutions across the United States, with a total of 11796 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,123

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

103

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

792

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

759

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

728

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

8,209

awards given

Top Schools for Geographic Information Science and Cartography

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	534
2	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	400
3	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	374
4	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	320
5	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	315
6	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	276
7	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	258
8	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO	254
9	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	219
10	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	204
11	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	201
12	University of Denver Denver, CO	195
13	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	192
14	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	189
15	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	166
16	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	154
17	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	153
18	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	148
19	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	140
20	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	129
21	University of Georgia Athens, GA	126
22	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	125
23	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	121
24	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	114
25	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	113
26	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	112
27	Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, ME	96
28	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	96
29	University of North Alabama Florence, AL	94
30	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	93
31	College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID	92
32	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	90
33	Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA	89
34	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	87
35	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	84
36	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	81
37	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	81
38	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	81
39	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	80
40	Delta State University Cleveland, MS	78
41	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	69
42	United States Military Academy West Point, NY	69
43	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	69
44	Portland Community College Portland, OR	68
45	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	66
46	Clark University Worcester, MA	66
47	Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA	66
48	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	65
49	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	63
50	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	63
51	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	63
52	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	62
53	Columbia College Sonora, CA	61
54	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	61
55	Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA	60
56	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	60
57	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	59
58	Casper College Casper, WY	59
59	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	57
60	Iowa State University Ames, IA	57
61	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	51
62	George Washington University Washington, DC	51
63	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	49
64	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	49
65	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	48
66	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH	48
67	Green River College Auburn, WA	48
68	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	48
69	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI	48
70	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	46
71	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	46
72	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	46
73	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	45
74	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	45
75	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	44
76	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	44
77	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	42
78	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	42
79	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	42
80	Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE	40
81	Utah State University Logan, UT	40
82	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	40
83	William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL	40
84	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	40
85	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	39
86	Monroe Community College Rochester, NY	39
87	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	39
88	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX	38
89	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	36
90	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX	36
91	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	36
92	Portland State University Portland, OR	36
93	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	36
94	Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH	36
95	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	36
96	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID	36
97	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	36
98	American River College Sacramento, CA	34
99	Murray State University Murray, KY	34
100	Marshall University Huntington, WV	33