2024 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Virginia
6Colleges in Virginia
254Geography Degrees Awarded
$43,162Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in geography & cartography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #110 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 254 degrees in geography & cartography during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The geography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geography & Cartography rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geography & cartography schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in Virginia
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It's difficult to beat Virginia Tech if you wish to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 57 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program report average early career wages of $33,269.
Every student who is interested in geography & cartography has to check out James Madison University. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 63 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program state that they receive average early career wages of $40,555.
It is hard to beat George Mason University if you wish to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Geography & Cartography degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of around $19,741 above the average earnings of geography & cartography majors.
Every student who is interested in geography & cartography has to check out University of Mary Washington. Located in the suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 57 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at UMW in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program report average early career income of $33,653.
It is hard to beat University of Richmond if you wish to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 5 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at URichmond in the most recent year we have data available.
Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the city of Norfolk. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 8 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the geography program make around $30,740 for their early career.
Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 8 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the geography program earn about $38,110 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
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