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Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$54,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geography and cartography was ranked #103 in the country. In fact 8,526 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Elmhurst University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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#9

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 138
Ohio 264
Illinois 191
Indiana 82
Wisconsin 276

Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Geography

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 13 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

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