<p>I'm having trouble deciding between the two schools. Ohio State has the higher ranked program, but I feel a little more comfortable at Alabama. I have full rides to both schools and I'm oos for both schools. Any ideas to which would be the better option?</p>
<p>My son looked at both schools for geography, he ended up choosing urban planning at our in state option. </p>
<p>OSU geography is world class, research is impressive.</p>
<p>Alabama geography is just average. You could get a similar geography degree at a hundred other schools in the US.</p>
<p>If you want to do regular GIS work, then either will work.</p>
<p>If you want to do GIS with an emphasis in spatial analysis, then OSU is the only choice.</p>
<p>What type,of geography are you interested in?</p>
<p>Full ride to Ohio over Alabama in this case. </p>
<p>I’ve only narrowed it down to GIS so far.</p>
<p>The Alabama GIS program is a basic GIS offering.</p>
<p>The OSU GIS program is more technical (requires computer programming courses) and requires more data analysis coursework. You will likely have more job options from the OSU program and a much more advanced skill set.</p>
<p>Academically, there really is no comparison between to the two programs. OSU is superior.</p>
<p>GIS skills are in demand now so you will have options from either school. If you go to Alabama, consider supplementing your geography major with a few computer science courses and extra stats courses.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information, I believe this just help make my final decision.</p>