by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 484 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree geography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s geography degrees 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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