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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to geography and cartography students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #85 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

Of the 11 students majoring in geography at VCU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

About 36% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 78% of the geography majors at the school.

Full Geography & Cartography at Virginia Tech Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#5

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at William & Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in Virginia. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

Full Geography & Cartography at William & Mary Report

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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.

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