Earn your master’s degree faster,
start your career stronger
Find your path with a flexible, practical program at a world-class institution. Choose from several routes to advance your career in a variety of occupations. Get GIS skills, go anywhere.
- Boost your GIS skillset with flexible, top-quality instruction
- GIS experts are in high demand across the globe
After receiving my certificate my choices were limitless. I could go in any direction, from working for a startup to working for the government.
Steven Marks
Advanced Geographic Information Systems Certificate
Map your future with UW–Madison’s GIS programs
Capstone certificate
Advanced Geographic Information Systems Capstone
The Advanced Geographic Information Systems Capstone Certificate program gives you the skills to become a GIS expert. Learn to analyze, visualize and communicate geographic information through interactive maps and web applications.
Summer 2025
Priority deadline: 02/01/25 International deadline : 02/01/25 Deadline: 04/01/25
Tuition
$800 per credit
Credits
12 graduate-level credits
Modality
Online
Master’s degree
Cartography & Geography Information Systems: Geographic Information Systems Development MS
Become a GIS expert in the Cartography & Geographic Information Systems: Geographic Information Systems Development MS program. Master skills in geocomputing, spatial databases and spatial programming and design to implement advanced GIS applications.
Summer 2025
Priority deadline: 02/01/25 International deadline: 02/01/25 Deadline: 04/01/25
Tuition
$800 per credit
Credits
32 graduate credits
Modality
Online
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