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

a master's degree in geography & cartography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #111 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 17 master's degrees in geography & cartography to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

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.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to geography & cartography students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of geography & cartography students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for geography & cartography to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geography & cartography.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Geography

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

13 Annual Graduates

University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from University of Kentucky

2

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

2 Annual Graduates

Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from Western Kentucky University

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

2 Annual Graduates

University of Louisville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geography & cartography. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in geography & cartography from University of Louisville

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	21
Georgia	190	13
Virginia	182	25
North Carolina	178	32
Tennessee	166	6
Alabama	151	19
Louisiana	147	2
South Carolina	146	4
Mississippi	145	2
Arkansas	121	8
West Virginia	112	19

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geography

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Geography & Cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geography Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	12
Geographic Information Science	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Geography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	27
Economics	16
Sociology	15
Political Science & Government	9
Anthropology	5

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.