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2024 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

38 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,298 Geography Degrees Awarded
$47,438 Avg 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 38 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,298 degrees in geography & cartography during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geography & Cartography School

Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Geography & Cartography Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geography degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Geography

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
37 Geography Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in geography & cartography needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
84 Geography Degrees Awarded
$43,789 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 84 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program report average early career earnings of $43,789.

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Any student pursuing a degree in geography & cartography has to take a look at Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Those geography & cartography students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University receive $25,076 more than the average geography student.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Geography Degrees Awarded
$57,970 Median Starting Salary

George Washington University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 40 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Those geography & cartography students who get their degree from George Washington University make $10,532 more than the typical geography grad.

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In NY
65.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent data year.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lewisburg. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA
31.3% Growth in Graduates

Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were about 16 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Geography Degrees Awarded
$50,425 Median Starting Salary

Binghamton University is a large public university located in the suburb of Vestal. This university ranks 29th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 36 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available. Geography & Cartography degree recipients from Binghamton University earn a boost of approximately $2,987 above the typical income of geography & cartography majors.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE

Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were about 1 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vassar is a great college overall.

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

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography & cartography schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania334273
New York333354
Maryland279178
New Jersey27360
District of Columbia18835
Delaware1759

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One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Geography & Cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geography Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Geographic Information Science652
Geography531
Other Geography115

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Economics10,436
Political Science & Government9,218
International Relations & National Security4,976
Sociology4,681
General Social Sciences2,552
Anthropology1,561
Other Social Sciences779
Urban Studies450
Sociology & Anthropology148
Archeology61

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