by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York 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 53 master's degrees in geography & cartography during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geography & cartography students working on their master's degree.
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 & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in New York.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geography & cartography.
Binghamton University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. Binghamton University is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Binghamton University
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in geography & cartography has to look into University at Buffalo. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from University at Buffalo
Hunter College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Hunter College
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in geography & cartography has to look into University at Albany. UAlbany is a large public university located in the small city of Albany.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from University at Albany
Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Lehman College
Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 248 | 103 |
| Maryland | 193 | 54 |
| New Jersey | 188 | 3 |
| District of Columbia | 154 | 6 |
| Delaware | 109 | 1 |
Geography & Cartography is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science | 36 |
| Geography | 17 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 517 |
| International Relations & National Security | 496 |
| Political Science & Government | 217 |
| Anthropology | 160 |
| Urban Studies | 134 |
| Sociology | 121 |
| Other Social Sciences | 96 |
| General Social Sciences | 48 |
| Archeology | 2 |
