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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in Illinois

22 Colleges
$41,963 Avg Salary
$22,183 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, 191 degrees and certificates were awarded to geography and cartography students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #119 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the geography programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Geography majors at Illinois State take out an average of $19,017 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for geography and cartography students. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

While working on their degree, geography majors at SIUE accumulate an average of around $21,900 in student debt.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great place for geography and cartography students. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

The average amount in student loans that geography majors at NIU take out is $22,500.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in Illinois ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, geography majors at DePaul accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.

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#8

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

Augustana College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in Illinois list. Augustana is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Rock Island.

After completing their degree, geography graduates from Augustana carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 138
Ohio 264
Indiana 82
Wisconsin 276

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 22 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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