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2025 Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges in Pennsylvania
665 Geography Degrees Awarded
$43,035 Avg 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for geography & cartography students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 665 degrees in geography & cartography annually.

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Choosing a Great Geography & Cartography School

Best Geography & Cartography Schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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

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

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 Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Geography & Cartography in Pennsylvania

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.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Geography

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
37 Geography Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 37 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In PA
31.3% Growth in Graduates

Villanova University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
50 Geography Degrees Awarded
$30,645 Median Starting Salary

Temple University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, geography degree recipients usually make an average of $30,645 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
7.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in geography & cartography. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 54th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 26 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

SRU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Slippery Rock. This university ranks 37th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 14 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 53rd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 geography & cartography students who graduated with this degree at Millersville in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Geography & Cartography Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 354
Maryland 279 178
New Jersey 273 60
District of Columbia 188 35
Delaware 175 9

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

Geography Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science 346
Geography 208
Other Geography 111

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Majors Similar to Geography

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 2,191
Political Science & Government 2,049
Sociology 880
International Relations & National Security 522
Anthropology 378
General Social Sciences 231
Other Social Sciences 170
Urban Studies 59
Sociology & Anthropology 48
Archeology 20

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