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2024 Best Geography Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges in North Carolina
218 Geography Degrees Awarded
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 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 218 degrees in geography during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geography School

Best Geography Schools in North Carolina Your choice of geography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

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.

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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 Best Geography Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. 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 North Carolina

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 North Carolina Schools in Geography

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
38 Geography Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in geography has to look into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were about 38 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
44 Geography Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in geography needs to look into University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. A Best Colleges rank of #378 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Charlotte is a great university overall.

There were about 44 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

Appalachian State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Boone. This university ranks 9th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 30 geography students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 26 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC
17.6% Growth in Graduates

UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Wilmington. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 17 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were about 8 geography students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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Best Geography Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 105
Georgia 690 71
Virginia 630 175
Tennessee 624 29
South Carolina 530 28
Kentucky 518 50
Mississippi 501 14
Alabama 500 74
Louisiana 489 22
Arkansas 466 17
West Virginia 410 49

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

Majors Similar to Geography

Related Major Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science 5
Other Geography 1

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