by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Colorado, there were 460 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,687 and $23,847 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 292 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography and cartography. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geography and cartography.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado 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 Colorado list. This small school is located in USAF Academy, Colorado, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Northern Colorado
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 49 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Geography & Cartography Report
University of Denver ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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With a ranking of #9, Front Range Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Colorado list. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
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