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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in California

13 Colleges
$41,079 Avg Salary
$14,221 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #90 most popular major in California with 196 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for geography majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Southern California Report

The excellent programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in California. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at San Jose State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in California. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #7 on the list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #9 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 24
Oregon 148
Nevada 8
Hawaii 12

One of 12 majors within the area of study, geography and cartography has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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).
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