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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region

26 Colleges
$34,196 Avg Salary
$24,578 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #87 most popular major in the country with 2,315 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#2

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Elmhurst University is a great place for geography and cartography students. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for geography and cartography students. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

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Northern Illinois 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. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington 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 small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 42
Illinois 42
Ohio 85
Indiana 15
Wisconsin 94

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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