Overview

Program in Geographic Information Science / Program in Geographic Information Science is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Geographic Information Science (MGIS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Capstone project

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

21

Applied

15

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 30th	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	September 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0; course work in college-level math, statistics, and computer programming

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

59

Total Graduate Students

10%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	88%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.69%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

17

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 3

Male (16)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Geographic information science and society, spatial analysis and modeling, spatial databases, remote sensing, geovisualization
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455-0213
United States

Contact Dr. Paul V. Bolstad
Co-Director
Email: pbolstad@umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-9711
Fax: 612-625-5212

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