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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 697 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 20 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chicago State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. CSU is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geography at Ohio University - Athens Campus
Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography at Northern Illinois University
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Michigan State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Ball State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Geography at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geography at Eastern Michigan University
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read more about Geography at University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography at University of Akron Main Campus
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geography at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 13 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Geography Report
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