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2025 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Ohio

3 Colleges in Ohio
291 Geography Degrees Awarded
$43,035 Avg Early-Career Salary
Geography & Cartography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #110 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 291 degrees in geography & cartography annually.

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Choosing a Great Geography & Cartography School

Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Ohio Your choice of geography & cartography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Geography & Cartography School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Geography & Cartography Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Geography
Master's Degrees in Geography
Doctor's Degrees in Geography

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of geography degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Ohio Schools in Geography

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 Geography Degrees Awarded
$44,789 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in geography & cartography has to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 68 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the geography program report average early career wages of $44,789.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
50 Geography Degrees Awarded

Miami University - Oxford is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. This university ranks 5th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 50 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Geography Degrees Awarded
$32,592 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in geography & cartography needs to take a look at Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 9th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 37 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, geography degree recipients typically earn around $32,592 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 132
Illinois 304 187
Indiana 294 77
Wisconsin 273 249

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Geography & Cartography is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Geography Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Geography 157
Geographic Information Science 134

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 1,474
Economics 1,193
Sociology 720
International Relations & National Security 329
Anthropology 274
General Social Sciences 120
Urban Studies 58
Archeology 29
Sociology & Anthropology 17
Other Social Sciences 2

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