Overview

Doctoral Program in Geographic Information Science / Doctoral Program in Geographic Information Science is located in San Marcos, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	4

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

10

Applied

7

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	Official GRE (general test only) required with competitive scores in the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree from regionally accredited institution, Master's degree in Geography from a regionally accredited institution (transcripts), 3.5 GPA in graduate courses, evidence of scholarly writing, resume', statement of purpose, 3 letters of recommendation.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 78
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$20,493

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

19

Total Graduate Students

63%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	31%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	5.26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (57%)

Female (42%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

GIS, Environmental Modeling, Big Data Analytics, Population Estimation, Hazards; Uncertainty and Change in Human-Environment Systems, Remote Sensing and Land-Cover Change; Historical GIS, Holocaust and Genocide Geography, Policy Applications of GIScience, Spatial Applications of Forensic Anthropology; Remote Sensing; Vegetation Mapping and Monitoring; Habitat Modeling; Landscape Ecology; Natural Resource Management; Land Cover Land Use Change; Lidar; Urban and Regional Analysis, Health and Medic

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

200,035

Location & Contact

Address 601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX  78666
United States

Contact Dr. F. Benjamin Zhan
Doctoral Program Director
Email: fz01@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-2458846

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