2024 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your master's degree in geography & cartography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #111 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for geography & cartography students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 master's degrees in geography & cartography during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Geography & Cartography School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of geography & cartography for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality geography program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geography & cartography students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geography & cartography students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt geography & cartography students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geography & cartography related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geography & cartography students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Geography & Cartography Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geography & Cartography in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for geography & cartography students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Geography

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

30 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in geography & cartography has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

8 Annual Graduates

$72,514 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduating, geography master's recipients usually make an average of $72,514 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Johns Hopkins University

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you want to pursue a master's degree in geography & cartography. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

4

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

3 Annual Graduates

Salisbury University is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in geography & cartography. Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Salisbury University

4

Towson University
Towson, MD

7 Annual Graduates

Towson University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Towson University

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	53
Pennsylvania	248	103
New Jersey	188	3
District of Columbia	154	6
Delaware	109	1

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Geography & Cartography Related Rankings by Major

Geography & Cartography is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Geography Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science	38
Geography	16

Majors Similar to Geography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	497
Economics	356
Political Science & Government	112
General Social Sciences	43
Sociology	28
Urban Studies	15
Anthropology	6
Other Social Sciences	6

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur. More about our data sources and methodologies.