Careers
By participating in the geographic information science graduate certificate program, you will be competitive and competent across broad disciplines in GIScience — a job market valued at $10.8 billion globally in 2018 and projected to reach $19.7 billion by 2024.
Job market outlook
Make a well-informed decision on which degree to pursue online by using the following live job market information from public and private data sources.
Oregon State's Career Development Center is also a great resource for career information.
Important dates
These are the start dates for OSU’s next two terms. However, this program only admits for fall, winter and spring terms.
See our academic calendar for our full quarter term schedule.
Degree quick facts
* Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 19 quarter credits are equal to 12.67 semester credits.
† Based on current tuition rates. No additional charge for nonresident students. Does not include course materials and associated fees and expenses.
‡ You can complete all or nearly all requirements of this program online. View the curriculum.
Find application deadline
View required or recommended deadlines for your student type on our application deadlines page.
Ready to apply?
Once you've gathered the information you need to know before you apply to Oregon State University, take the next steps.