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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California

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$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for geography majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree 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 medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree 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 city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands ranked #6 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. 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

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large 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 places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Full Geography & Cartography at San Diego State University Report

California State University - Long Beach ranked #10 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California 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

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 12 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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