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

32 Colleges
$34,196 Avg Salary
$24,578 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for geography majors pursuing a .

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for geography and cartography students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for geography and cartography students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geography and cartography programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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#9

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geography and cartography students. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geography and cartography students. It came in at #9 on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges by State

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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 25 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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