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Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Plains States 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 analysis found Iowa State University to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Women make up 60% of the geography majors at the school.

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Our analysis found Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the geography majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

About 50% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Women make up 29% of the geography majors at the school.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 33% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Women make up 33% of the geography majors at the school.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 33% of the geography majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 67% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 114
Minnesota 143
Kansas 40
Iowa 45
Nebraska 20
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 25

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 17 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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