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 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 108 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. 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.
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 Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.
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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 is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in geography. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 geography students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in geography has to look into University of Minnesota - Duluth. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 5 geography students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Macalester College if you want to pursue a degree in geography. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Macalester is a great college overall.
There were about 15 geography students who graduated with this degree at Macalester in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Minnesota State University - Mankato if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 9 geography students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in geography needs to check out University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 geography students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.
Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Saint Peter. This college ranks 29th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 10 geography students who graduated with this degree at Gustavus Adolphus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 10 geography students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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. 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.
