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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #103 most popular major in the country with 8,526 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the geography doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in the Southwest Region for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree geography and cartography programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 445
Arizona 288
Oklahoma 54
New Mexico 50

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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