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. 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 a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Geography & Cartography is the 110th most popular major in the country with 8,526 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,187 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,196 and $24,578 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 12 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 9 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Michigan State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Toledo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 7 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 15 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Geography & Cartography Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Indiana State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Indiana State
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