2025 Best Geography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Geography is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #103 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in geography during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to geography students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of geography students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geography related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geography students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Geography Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geography in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geography.

Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Geography

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in geography. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in geography from University of Georgia

2

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

21 Annual Graduates

Kennesaw State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in geography. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in geography from Kennesaw State University

Best Geography Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	91
Tennessee	460	20
North Carolina	453	110
Virginia	421	164
South Carolina	370	20
Kentucky	331	32
Alabama	320	60
Louisiana	306	16
Arkansas	294	12
Mississippi	275	11
West Virginia	223	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geography

Geography is one of 2 different types of Geography & Cartography programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Geography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science	23

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.