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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southwest Region

14 Colleges
$41,011 Avg Salary
$22,758 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for geography and cartography students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best geography and cartography programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Northern Arizona University 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. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for geography and cartography students. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best geography and cartography programs. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona 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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 124
Arizona 93
Oklahoma 15
New Mexico 9

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 14 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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