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Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #88 most popular major in California with 1,100 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for geography majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Geography & Cartography

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 218
Oregon 245
Nevada 23
Hawaii 44
Alaska 4

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 4 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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