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 reviewed 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of geography. Combined, these schools handed out 160 degrees in geography to qualified students.
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 Arizona.
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.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 35 geography students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 geography students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 95 geography students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you want to pursue a degree in geography. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 3 geography students who graduated with this degree at NAU 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.
