2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools
Finding the Best Geography & Cartography 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 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 517 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geography & Cartography program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for geography majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Geography & Cartography
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the United States for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at UCLA take out is $13,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $167.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at ASU - Skysong take out is $25,841.
Full Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Skysong Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Geography majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $14,864 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for geography and cartography students. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Geography majors at UW - Madison take out an average of $21,912 in student loans while working on their egree.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, geography majors at UCSB accumulate an average of around $13,049 in student debt.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
On average, geography graduates from UMCP take out $22,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Maryland - College Park
With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, geography graduates from UF take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of Florida Report
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.
On average, geography graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $25,841 in student loans while working on their degree.
Full Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe Report
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
Geography majors at Texas State take out an average of $21,615 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $305.
Full Geography & Cartography at Texas State University Report
With a ranking of #11, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, geography graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debt load of $25,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $223, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Arizona ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of Arizona Report
With a ranking of #13, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, geography majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $13,625 in student debt.
Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at Clark take out is $26,000.
University of Denver landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
University of Utah ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at U of U take out is $12,246.
Grand Valley State University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, geography majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $22,125 in student debt.
Full Geography & Cartography at Grand Valley State University Report
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
While working on their degree, geography majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $21,843 in student debt.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at UCCS take out is $21,500.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools ranking. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at BYU take out is $10,721.
Full Geography & Cartography at Brigham Young University - Provo Report
Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #21 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Temple University
With a ranking of #22, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
With a ranking of #22, James Madison University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.
After completing their degree, geography graduates from JMU carry an average student debt load of $19,500. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $283.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at James Madison University
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.
The average amount in student loans that geography majors at CU Anschutz take out is $22,718.
Full Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.
On average, geography graduates from CU - Boulder take out $24,171 in student loans while working on their degree.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 517 different United States geography and cartography schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools award.
Geography & Cartography by Region
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Majors Related to Geography
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 |
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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.
- 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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