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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in the Great Lakes Region for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Full Geography & Cartography at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 5 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Northern Illinois 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Northern Illinois University

Indiana University - Bloomington 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. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Geography & Cartography at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan 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. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Geography & Cartography at Michigan State University Report

#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #10, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Central Michigan University

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography schools 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 23 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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