by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 562 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,367 and $22,395 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,315 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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 geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a large public school situated in Richardson, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin, 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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