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Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geography & Cartography program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 20 students majoring in geography at UW - Madison, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in geography at UC, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

About 29% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 71% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the geography majors at the school.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Toledo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

Women make up 20% of the geography majors at the school.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Women make up 75% of the geography majors at the school.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 67% of the geography majors at the school.

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Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

Women make up 50% of the geography majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 138
Ohio 264
Illinois 191
Indiana 82
Wisconsin 276

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.

  • 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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