2024 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Arizona
4Colleges in Arizona
415Geography Degrees Awarded
$44,807Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in geography & cartography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #110 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of geography & cartography. Combined, these schools handed out 415 degrees in geography & cartography to qualified students.
Your choice of geography & cartography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geography & Cartography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in Arizona
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in geography & cartography needs to check out University of Arizona. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 109 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Geography & Cartography degree recipients from University of Arizona earn a boost of approximately $4,613 over the average earnings of geography & cartography majors.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography & cartography. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, geography degree recipients typically earn about $45,242 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you want to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 162 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program report average early career wages of $39,324.
Northern Arizona University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 23 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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