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2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.

Across Texas, there were 252 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 209 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in geography. To top this list, a school must have a successful geography program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree geography students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified bachelors’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 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%.

Read full report on Geography at The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geography at Texas State University

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Geography at University of North Texas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 26 students 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%.

Read more about Geography at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography at SHSU

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s geography 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Geography Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Texas Tech Geography Report

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geography at SFASU

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Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 8 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Christian University Geography Report

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Texas for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees 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%.

Full UH Clear Lake Geography Report

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