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.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 72 degrees in geography to qualified students.
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 Oregon.
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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.
It's difficult to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. UO is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 geography students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in geography needs to take a look at Oregon State University. Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Corvallis. This university ranks 3rd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 8 geography students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in geography needs to take a look at Portland State University. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 32 geography students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.
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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