by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,099 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 236 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 71 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. LTCC is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. 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.
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cosumnes River College landed the #3 spot on the list. Cosumnes River is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 71 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 13 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena City College is a public institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Ventura College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ventura College is a fairly large school located in Ventura, California that handed out 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Santiago Canyon College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santiago Canyon College is located in Orange, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Sacramento City College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Long Beach City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Cypress College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cypress College is a public institution located in Cypress, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxnard College is a public institution located in Oxnard, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 8 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fullerton College is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Grossmont College is a public institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Aptos, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Canada College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Canada College is a small public school situated in Redwood City, California. It awarded 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 in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. GCC is a fairly large school located in Glendale, California that handed out 2 associates’s geography degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Santa Ana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region list. SAC is a large public school situated in Santa Ana, California. It awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
El Camino College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Torrance, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Santa Monica College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Monica, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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