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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California

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$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #88 most popular major in California with 1,100 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for geography majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 37% of the geography majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 34% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 66% are male.

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#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Redlands landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the geography majors at the school.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in California. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the geography majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in geography at San Jose State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 218
Oregon 245
Nevada 23
Hawaii 44
Alaska 4

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 16 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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