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Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 233 degrees and certificates were awarded to geography and cartography students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #91 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate 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.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in Virginia for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 36% of the geography majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Commonwealth University the most popular school in Virginia for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

About 45% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Of the 9 students majoring in geography at Virginia Tech, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#5

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in Virginia. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 95
North Carolina 223
Florida 137
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 78
South Carolina 28
Louisiana 42
Arkansas 26
Alabama 127
Mississippi 14
West Virginia 54

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 5 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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