by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Arizona” 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 Arizona, there were 349 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,807 and $25,841 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Arizona” ranking looked at 3 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Arizona” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree geography students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 37 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Arizona list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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