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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 43% of the geography majors at the school.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in geography at Kent State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Full Geography & Cartography at Kent State University at Kent Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 . UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 11 students majoring in geography at UIUC, 73% are male and 27% are female.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Of the 9 students majoring in geography at EIU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Geography & Cartography at Eastern Illinois University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 25% of the geography majors at the school.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Michigan Technological University

Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Of the 7 students majoring in geography at Miami University - Oxford, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 57% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 43% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 43% of the geography majors at the school.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Western Michigan University

#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the geography majors at the school.

Full Geography & Cartography at Central Michigan University Report

Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree geography and cartography programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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

Full Geography & Cartography at Eastern Michigan University Report

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 27 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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