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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 930 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 113 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 26 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, Auburn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Alabama ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 ranking of #12, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Kentucky University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, George Mason University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisville landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Statesboro, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida 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 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tampa, Florida 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.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Florida came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s 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%.
Georgia State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
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