by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 413 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 355 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geography.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Air Force Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. USAFA is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 56 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 72 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 48 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geography at University of Colorado Boulder
The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
University of Wyoming ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 10 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Idaho came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Denver came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography at Metropolitan State University of Denver
With a ranking of #12, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Geography at Brigham Young University - Provo
With a ranking of #14, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rocky Mountain College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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