2024 Best Geography Schools in Hawaii

A degree in geography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #159 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to determine which ones were the best for geography students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 44 degrees in geography to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Geography Schools List

Pick Your Geography Degree Level

The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geography Schools in Hawaii. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Geography in Hawaii

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geography degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Hawaii Schools in Geography

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Geography Degrees Awarded

22.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Hawaii at Manoa is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in geography. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in geography from University of Hawaii at Manoa

2

University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Hawaii at Hilo is a great decision for students interested in a degree in geography. UH Hilo is a small public university located in the remote town of Hilo.More information about a degree in geography from University of Hawaii at Hilo

Best Geography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Geography Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	764
Washington	831	149
Oregon	587	72
Nevada	354	23
Alaska	167	4

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Geography Related Rankings by Major

Geography is one of 2 different types of Geography & Cartography programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.