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Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California

12 Colleges
$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

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

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in California. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college 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 Schools 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 12 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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