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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,042 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,011 and $22,758 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree geography students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.

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Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Navajo Technical University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. Navajo Tech 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.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Navajo Technical University

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Collin County Community College District Geography & Cartography Report

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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Austin Community College District Geography & Cartography Report

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Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 10 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Central New Mexico Community College Geography & Cartography Report

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. SJC is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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Houston Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Houston Community College

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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, Texas

Lone Star College System did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. North Harris Montgomery is located in The Woodlands, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Full North Harris Montgomery Geography & Cartography Report

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Blinn College
Brenham, Texas

Blinn College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Blinn College is located in Brenham, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Blinn College

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full El Centro College Geography & Cartography Report

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With a ranking of #11, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Tarrant County College

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Chandler-Gilbert Community College

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South Mountain Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. South Mountain Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.

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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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Mesa Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Mesa Community College

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Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Full Paradise Valley Community College Geography & Cartography Report

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Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Glendale Community College

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Scottsdale Community College

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GateWay Community College
Phoenix, Arizona

GateWay Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full GateWay Community College Geography & Cartography Report

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Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona

With a ranking of #12, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Rio Salado College

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Arizona Western College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Arizona Western College is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Arizona Western College

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Temple College
Temple, Texas

Temple College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Temple, Texas, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Temple College

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at San Antonio College

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at Lee College

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