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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Far Western US Region

29 Colleges
$39,962 Avg Salary
$17,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geography & Cartography program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geography and cartography schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Redlands is a great place for geography and cartography students. 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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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized 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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 196
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 29 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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