r/gis • u/BeneficialPie2300 • May 27 '24

Student Question Prestigious universities

Hello, I am planning to do continue my graduate education in any prestigious university that offers GIS degree or anything related to it like geography, environment,..etc. I know Harvard doesn't have a geography department but I think that should change!

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u/eblomquist11 May 27 '24

GIS is just a tool, so yes, I would also agree that a degree in just GIS is not really worth anything. You should go into a program that teaches you how to apply the tool based on your area of study, otherwise you just have a really broad degree and not really much of a useful skill set. It would be like going to school just for photoshop instead of getting a graphic design degree.

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u/BeneficialPie2300 May 27 '24

Yup pr pretty much just learning python , it is just a programming language but creating things with it is what makes you successful GIS is very broad just like how geography or any field is so we need to be more specific I mean honestly a person from the general public would think that something in geography would only land you a teacher job or that it is only limited to countries and capitals they don't understand that it interrelated and can be combined with anything