Overview

About Geographic Information Systems at Temple University

Students are trained in core skills, as well as professional development and business ethics, to advance their careers or prepare them to enter the geographic information systems workforce.

GIS is a rapidly growing field that combines cartography, spatial databases and statistics to gather and analyze data. It provides an innovative platform that changes how businesses and organizations use and understand data. In this 30-credit professional master’s degree program, you will create and utilize maps to analyze and share information, reveal patterns and relationships, and provide actionable findings to help solve complex global problems.

Students learn in-demand technical and project management skills including programming, data analysis and visualization, Structured Query Language (SQL), statistics and design. GIS skills are exceedingly marketable within virtually all fields including business, disaster response, economic development, health and the environment.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Statistics for Urban Applications
Cartographic Design
GIS Ethics and Professional Practice
GIS Programming
Spatial Database Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-05-15 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

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Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

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Tuition Fees

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17650 USD / year

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17650 USD / year

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13530 USD / year

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Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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