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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Utah” 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 Utah, there were 69 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in geography. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geography program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Utah”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for utah bachelor’s degree geography students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #1 spot on the list. WSU is located in Ogden, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Utah. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 16 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Utah. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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