by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Connecticut, there were 53 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,667 and $23,750 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,328 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. To top this list, a school must have a successful geography and cartography program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Connecticut State University Geography & Cartography Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in Connecticut for a Master’s list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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