by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,042 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,011 and $22,758 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geography and cartography program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree geography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Arizona
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Full The University of Texas at Dallas Geography & Cartography Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. College Station, Texas 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.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Texas A&M College Station
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