by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,526 people earned their degree in geography and cartography, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,604 and had an average of $22,522 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 379 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major” ranking, we looked at 135 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. That schools that top this list have a program in geography and cartography in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major. Cloquet, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Geography & Cartography Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 135 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Navajo Technical University landed the #4 spot on the list. Navajo Technical University is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Mesa College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at San Diego Mesa College
Lake Tahoe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Lake Tahoe Community College is a small school located in South Lake Tahoe, California that handed out 1 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Green River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. GRC is a medium-sized public school situated in Auburn, Washington. It awarded 13 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Foothill College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Altos Hills, California. It awarded 11 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Foothill College
Lakeland Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Located in Kirtland, Ohio, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. Cosumnes River is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Cosumnes River College
With a ranking of #11, Cerritos College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Cerritos College
American River College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Cayuga County Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Located in Auburn, New York, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Cayuga Community College
Edgecombe Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Edgecombe Community College is a public institution located in Tarboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Edgecombe Community College Geography & Cartography Report
With a ranking of #15, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Indian Hills Community College
With a ranking of #16, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school situated in Costa Mesa, California. It awarded 13 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Orange Coast College
Pasadena City College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. Pasadena City College is a public institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #18. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 4 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at West Valley College
Central Oregon Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. Located in Bend, Oregon, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Central Oregon Community College
Palomar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking, coming in at #20. Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Saint Paul College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Saint Paul College is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Saint Paul College
With a ranking of #22, Ventura College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
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Santiago Canyon College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. SCC is a public institution located in Orange, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sacramento City College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major ranking. Lake Superior State University is a small school located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Superior State University Geography & Cartography Report
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