2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geography in Georgia

A master's degree in geography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #223 out of 1095 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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geography in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8 master's degrees in geography to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Geography School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in geography matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geography in Georgia ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for geography, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geography.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geography in Georgia

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Geography Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Georgia is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in geography. Located in the city of Athens, UGA 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 master's degrees in geography in Georgia.

There were approximately 8 geography students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in geography from University of Georgia

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Georgia State University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in geography. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in geography from Georgia State University

2

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Georgia Southern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in geography. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in geography from Georgia Southern University

Best Geography Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geography Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	7
North Carolina	323	38
Virginia	305	26
Tennessee	296	2
South Carolina	251	9
Alabama	248	12
Kentucky	248	16
Louisiana	235	8
Mississippi	205	4
Arkansas	184	5
West Virginia	154	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geography

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Geography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science	12

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur. More about our data sources and methodologies.