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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 128 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the United States for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the United States. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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Out of the 128 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree geography and cartography programs. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#14

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#17

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
21 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
22 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
23 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
24 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
25 University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Geography & Cartography by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 25 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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