GIS Sciences and Technologies
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GIS technology and analysis is increasingly used in almost every discipline and industry, and employees with GIS skills are highly valued. This certificate complements any existing major and is designed to prepare you with the knowledge, understanding and training necessary to acquire, process, analyze and properly display digital geographic data.
of leading GIS education in the mountain West
predicted growth of rate over the next decade of occupations requiring GIS experience
national median salary for geographic information professionals
Programs
- GIS Sciences and Technologies Certificate
Student Spotlight
Graduate student Zach Goodwin won the prestigious national Arthur B. Robinson Cartography Award for Best Printed Map for his rendering of the Bitterroot River watershed. Goodwin’s map will become part of the permanent collection of the U.S. Library of Congress, be presented at several conferences and be given to educators as an example of excellent map design.