2025 Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools in the Southeast Region

Geography and Environmental Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1150 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 degrees in geography and environmental studies annually.

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• Best Overall Geography and Environmental Studies Schools List

Choosing a Great Geography and Environmental Studies School

The geography and environmental studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geography and Environmental Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geography and environmental studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Geography and Environmental Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geography and Environmental Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Geography and Environmental Studies in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geography and environmental studies degree levels they offer.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Geography and Environmental Studies

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in geography and environmental studies. UA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.More information about a degree in geography and environmental studies from The University of Alabama

2

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography and environmental studies. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.More information about a degree in geography and environmental studies from University of Florida

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3

University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL

Every student pursuing a degree in geography and environmental studies needs to look into University of Florida-Online. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.More information about a degree in geography and environmental studies from University of Florida-Online

Best Geography and Environmental Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best geography and environmental studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geography and Environmental Studies

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.