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You can study part-time and online while you continue to gain valuable work experience.

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We put student success first. That's why more than 7,000 GIS professionals have turned to Penn State for online learning since 1999.

Earn a Penn State GIS Master's Degree Online

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Learn to make maps that matter by gaining hands-on experience with state-of-the-art geospatial technologies. Penn State’s GIS degrees and certificates combine advanced theory with the latest innovations, empowering you with the expertise, confidence, and technical know-how to advance your career. Before long, you’ll be better equipped to solve complex challenges that will impact people and our planet. Emerging topics include:

  • spatial data analytics
  • open web mapping
  • AI integration
  • application development
  • remote sensing
  • lidar
  • location intelligence

Online Geospatial Master's Degree Programs

This online GIS master’s degree program can help you uncover insights and relationships to improve strategic decision making. Learn to apply industry best practices and the latest mapping tools to integrate, visualize, and interpret geospatial data. Customize your GIS degree program with 30 online courses.

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Combine intelligence analysis with geospatial science and technology to gain situational awareness and provide a decisive advantage in preventing and responding to homeland security threats. This online degree program can help improve the accuracy of your organization's most critical intelligence assessments.

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The M.S. in Spatial Data Science can help you leverage vast amounts of geospatial data to identify patterns, develop insights, and solve location-based problems. Prepare to work where GIS and spatial analysis intersect with the principles of data science, visualization, and programming.

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Online Geospatial Certificates

This online GIS certificate program provides students with hands-on course experiences to develop technical skills using the latest mapping tools in the geospatial industry. Kickstart or advance your career as a GIS analyst or applications specialist. Learn how you can apply credits toward a master’s degree.

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This online GEOINT certificate can help jumpstart or advance your career as a geospatial intelligence or imagery analyst. Apply geospatial information science and technology (GIST), knowledge of spatial relationships, and cognitive processes to improve problem-solving and decision-making.

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This online programming certificate can expand your web mapping and coding skills. Geospatial professionals can learn to create web-based interactive mapping applications that support spatial data science. Prior programming experience is not required.

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Learn to leverage data gathered from drones, satellites, and lidar. This certificate focuses on remote sensing, terrain mapping, and image analysis and draws upon the resources of one of the most respected online GIS programs in the U.S.

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Penn State’s geospatial intelligence program is accredited by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Agency. This honor signifies that students have gained the necessary GEOINT competencies and skills to successfully contribute to the GEOINT community.

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At Penn State World Campus, your tuition is based on your program and degree level — not your state or country of residence.

Whether you’re in Pennsylvania, California, or overseas, you’ll pay the same tuition rate as your classmates in the same program. We don’t charge an out-of-state surcharge, making a top-tier Penn State education more accessible to students everywhere.

Why Choose Penn State World Campus?

Penn State World Campus has helped thousands of adult learners achieve their educational and career goals through online learning. Benefits include: 

  • easy scheduling with 10-week terms
  • 5 intakes annually so you can get started sooner
  • ability to complete weekly assignments at your preferred pace
  • the freedom to take a semester off

  • First... to deliver 100% online courses on emerging topics like lidar, drone mapping, open web mapping, and more
  • First... to provide our courses as Open Educational Resources
  • First... to develop Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) in GIS, GEOINT, and geodesign
  • First... to offer a comprehensive GEOINT program in a 100% online format

Did you know that our graduate certificates are embedded into the master’s programs? This unique structure allows you to earn multiple credentials in less time and with less expense than earning them separately. Pick your path:

  • Begin in a master’s program and add one or more skill-based certificates along the way.
  • Start with a certificate and potentially step up to a master’s degree using our accelerated admission option.

Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award Winner

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U.S. Navy platoon commander and Homeland Security (GEOINT) student Siotame H. Latu receives this year’s Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award for his outstanding contributions to the geospatial intelligence community.

2023 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award

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Project manager and MGIS Student Yousre Odeh wins the 2023 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award for his work developing a risk-of-failure analysis for the city of Delaware’s aging water distribution infrastructure.

Penn State’s Esri Innovation Program 2023 Student of the Year Award

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MGIS graduate Libbie Duskin receives Penn State’s Esri Innovation Program 2023 Student of the Year Award for her work analyzing geospatial data to monitor movements of elephants in zoological facilities.

[My professors] were communicating with me constantly to work out a plan. They treated me as a valuable member of their community and genuinely care about my success in their program.
— Katie Meckler, Master of Geographic Information Systems

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This is the real Penn State. You will take courses with curriculum developed by the same professors who teach on campus. You can expect the same caliber of academic quality that you associate with Penn State.

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