If you plan on majoring in geography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #159 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 degrees in geography during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of geography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Georgia.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geography degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 30 geography students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Kennesaw State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kennesaw. A Best Colleges rank of #708 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KSU Georgia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 geography students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in geography needs to take a look at Georgia College & State University. Georgia College is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Milledgeville. This university ranks 16th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 9 geography students who graduated with this degree at Georgia College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of West Georgia is a good option for students interested in a degree in geography. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Carrollton. This university ranks 30th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 11 geography students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia 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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Your choice of geography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
