by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s” 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 Michigan, there were 215 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,435 and $25,400 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular geography and cartography programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 20 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Michigan State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Geography & Cartography Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
Full Eastern Michigan University Geography & Cartography Report
Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Calvin is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 8 bachelors’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 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Calvin University
With a ranking of #7, Saginaw Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s list. Saginaw Valley State University is a public institution located in University Center, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 full report on Geography & Cartography at Saginaw Valley State University
Northern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s list. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Northern Michigan University
Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Michigan for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Aquinas College Michigan
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