by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 484 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 400 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in geography. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in geography.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree geography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 95 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s 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 large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 32 bachelors’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 be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 31 bachelors’s geography degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 20 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 17 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 13 students 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.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 9 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Christian University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
With a ranking of #17, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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.
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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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