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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 54 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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 master’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s 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 Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography 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.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Geography at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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