by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Connecticut, there were 37 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree geography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Storrs, Connecticut 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 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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