2024 Best Geography Schools in Kansas

Geography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #159 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geography Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 degrees in geography during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Geography Schools List

Pick Your Geography Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Geography in Kansas

The schools below may not offer all types of geography degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Kansas Schools in Geography

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in geography from University of Kansas

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Kansas State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in geography from Kansas State University

Best Geography Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	103
Missouri	693	78
Iowa	648	24
Nebraska	500	17
North Dakota	416	7
South Dakota	381	16

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Geography Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Geography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science	21

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Notes and References

• 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.