by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 832 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,479 and $19,726 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 442 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 18 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 colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Air Force Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USAFA is a public institution located in USAF Academy, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 48 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #4 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Northern Colorado
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 13 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Montana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Missoula, Montana, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at The University of Montana
University of Utah landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 29 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #10. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Idaho ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Idaho
University of Denver landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 15 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Colorado State
Utah State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Front Range Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Rocky Mountain College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Billings, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Rocky Mountain College
Lewis - Clark State College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 0 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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