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2023 Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California

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$61,277 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Master's Degree School for You

Geography & Cartography is the #90 most popular major in California with 196 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for geography and cartography students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 43 students majoring in geography at USC, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 34% of the geography majors at the school.

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#3

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Redlands helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geography and cartography schools in California. Located in the small city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in geography at University of Redlands, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for geography and cartography students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 9 students majoring in geography at SDSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in geography at UCSB, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree geography and cartography programs. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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

Full Geography & Cartography at San Francisco State University Report

California State University - Northridge ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Of the 4 students majoring in geography at CSUN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the geography majors at the school.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for geography and cartography students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in geography at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at San Jose State University

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 16 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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