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2024 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges in New Jersey
72 Geography Degrees Awarded
$34,952 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in geography & cartography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #110 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 72 degrees in geography & cartography to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Geography & Cartography School

Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New Jersey Your choice of geography & cartography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geography & Cartography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Geography & Cartography Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Geography
Master's Degrees in Geography
Doctor's Degrees in Geography

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in New Jersey

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geography degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Jersey Schools in Geography

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Geography Degrees Awarded
$38,975 Median Starting Salary

Rowan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 37 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the geography & cartography degree program at Rowan University make $4,023 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,929.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ

Montclair State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in geography & cartography. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 5 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 273
New York 333 354
Maryland 279 178
District of Columbia 188 35
Delaware 175 9

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Geography & Cartography is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Geography Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Geography 54
Geographic Information Science 18

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Majors Similar to Geography

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 843
Political Science & Government 792
General Social Sciences 738
Sociology 543
International Relations & National Security 185
Anthropology 134
Other Social Sciences 61
Urban Studies 12
Demography & Population Studies 4

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