by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree geography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in Texas list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s geography students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
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