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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for geography majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 45% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 55% are male.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the # 3 spot on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Women make up 29% of the geography majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in geography at WMU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the city of Toledo.

Of the 5 students majoring in geography at University of Toledo, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Of the 4 students majoring in geography at Miami University - Oxford, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Of the 3 students majoring in geography at Purdue, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Geography & Cartography at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#9

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate geography and cartography programs. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elmhurst.

Of the 2 students majoring in geography at Elmhurst, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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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 21 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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