by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 256 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major” ranking, we looked at 96 colleges that offer a degree in geography. That schools that top this list have a program in geography in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree geography students.
Out of the 96 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in South Lake Tahoe, California, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 8 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cosumnes River College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Cosumnes River is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 96 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #4 spot on the list. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 96 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #5 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 13 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. This large school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 21 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #7. West Valley College is a public institution located in Saratoga, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ventura College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Ventura College is a fairly large public school situated in Ventura, California. It awarded 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. This fairly large school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Sacramento City is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Long Beach City College is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Cypress College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Cypress, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #13. Oxnard College is located in Oxnard, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Santa Barbara City College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. SBCC is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 8 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 3 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Clovis Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Clovis Community College is located in Fresno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Grossmont College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. Grossmont College is a fairly large school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 5 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #19. Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Cabrillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #21. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Canada College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Canada College is a small school located in Redwood City, California that handed out 1 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Glendale, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Santa Ana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Santa Ana, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, El Camino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. This fairly large school is located in Torrance, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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