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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geography and cartography was ranked #87 in the country. In fact 2,315 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the geography graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best school in the Southeast Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Geography majors at NC State take out an average of $20,944 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#3

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Southeast Region . William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Southeast Region . GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Southeast Region . Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

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#10

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #10, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 61
Florida 46
Georgia 28
North Carolina 112
Tennessee 17
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 19
Alabama 45
South Carolina 8
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 24

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 24 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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