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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,315 people earned a degree or certificate in geography and cartography, making the major the #87 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the geography doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best school in the United States for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 52 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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Geography & Cartography by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

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