Post-Secondary Institutions Hexmap

Task & Objectives

The prompt for this map was for Day Nine of the 2023 30 Day Map Challenge, which designated “Hexagons” for the main subject. The resulting map shows 51 hexbins, one for each state and Washington DC, where the color signifies the number of institutions in that state.

Tools & Workflow

Data were downloaded from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Alternative Result

Here is another version of the above map, this time with a normalized based on total population, showing post-secondary schools for every 100,000 people.

Credit: Benjamin Tjepkes

Credit: Benjamin Tjepkes