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

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Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geography & Cartography program at each school on the list.

Check out the geography graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the geography majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that geography majors at NC State take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $20,944.

Full Geography & Cartography at North Carolina State University Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Women make up 18% of the geography majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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

Full Geography & Cartography at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Women make up 36% of the geography majors at the school.

Full Geography & Cartography at George Mason University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. UNCW is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

Women make up 50% of the geography majors at the school.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Alabama is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the geography majors at the school.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of North Alabama Report

#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 9 students majoring in geography at Virginia Tech, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geography and cartography students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.

Of the 7 students majoring in geography at Auburn, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the geography majors at the school.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Florida Report

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and cartography colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 61
Florida 46
Georgia 28
North Carolina 112
Tennessee 17
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 19
Alabama 45
South Carolina 8
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 24

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 27 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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