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. 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 in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 786 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 $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California” ranking, we looked at 70 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 geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Tahoe Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California list. South Lake Tahoe, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 1 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 in California. 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 in California list. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California list. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Pasadena City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. Pasadena City College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 21 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, West Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California list. 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 California ranking. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Santiago Canyon College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. Santiago Canyon College is a fairly large school located in Orange, California that handed out 6 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Sacramento City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California list. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California list. Long Beach City College is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cypress College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. 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 in California ranking, coming in at #13. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oxnard, California. It awarded 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fresno, California that handed out 3 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking, coming in at #17. Located in El Cajon, California, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 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 California ranking. 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 in California ranking, coming in at #20. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Lancaster, California. It awarded 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Canada College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. Located in Redwood City, California, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California list. GCC is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, California. It awarded 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%.
Santa Ana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Santa Ana, California, and 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 California 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 came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in California ranking. Santa Monica College is a large school located in Santa Monica, California that handed out 9 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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