2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geography in the Plains States Region

A doctor's degree in geography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #86 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geography in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in geography during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geography School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in geography matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geography in the Plains States Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of geography students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Geography Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for geography.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Geography in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in geography.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geography Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in geography. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geography in Nebraska.

There were approximately 3 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in geography from University of Nebraska - Lincoln

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in geography has to take a look at University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geography in Kansas.

There were about 3 geography individuals who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in geography from University of Kansas

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in geography. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geography in Minnesota.

There were approximately 2 geography students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in geography from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In KS

#2 Best Quality In KS

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Kansas State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in geography. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in geography in Kansas.

There were approximately 1 geography individuals who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in geography from Kansas State University

5

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

#1 Most Popular In IA

Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in geography from University of Iowa

Best Geography Colleges by State

Explore the most popular geography schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	198	6
Iowa	184	2
Kansas	126	13
Nebraska	91	1

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Geography Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Geography & Cartography area of study, Geography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science	1

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).
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