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

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

14 Colleges
$61,277 Avg Salary

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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for geography majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the best school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University 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. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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University of North Texas 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 #8 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 14 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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