2025 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New York
8Colleges in New York
320Geography Degrees Awarded
$43,035Avg 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 looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 320 degrees in geography & cartography to qualified students.
The geography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geography & Cartography rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geography & Cartography Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in New York
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 has to check out Colgate University. Located in the rural area of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent data year.
University at Buffalo is a good decision for students interested in a degree in geography & cartography. University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year. After graduation, geography degree recipients typically make an average of $29,390 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Binghamton University if you wish to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Binghamton University is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program state that they receive average early career income of $40,434.
Syracuse University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 19 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta. This school ranks 37th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 17 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Oneonta in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the geography program earn an average of $38,784 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 25th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 13 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 68th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 8 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Geneseo in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the geography program make about $33,758 for their early career.
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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The geography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geography & Cartography rankings. 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.
