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Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

21 Colleges
$40,479 Avg Salary
$19,726 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography 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.

The Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for geography and cartography students. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that geography majors at BYU take out is $10,721.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that geography majors at CU - Boulder take out is $24,171.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that geography majors at U of U take out is $12,246.

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The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

On average, geography graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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Utah State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, geography graduates from CU Anschutz carry an average student debtload of $22,718.

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With a ranking of #10, College of Western Idaho did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students. CWI is a large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 386
Utah 193
Idaho 15
Montana 15
Wyoming 21

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 21 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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