by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in West Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,439 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across West Virginia, there were 53 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,814 and $43,099 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geography.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in West Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in West Virginia”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #1 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 15 masters’s geography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in West Virginia list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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