by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 35 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for geography students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 697 degrees in geography during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The geography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geography rankings. We derive our Best Overall Geography School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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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 hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 geography students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 40 geography students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in geography has to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 geography students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in geography. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 8 geography students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in geography has to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 geography students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 24 geography students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 geography students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
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IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 15 geography students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 26 geography students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 26 geography students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in geography from University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireExplore the best geography colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
One of 2 majors within the Geography & Cartography area of study, Geography has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science | 482 |
| Other Geography | 8 |
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