If you plan on majoring in geography, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #159 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of geography. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 178 degrees in geography annually.
Your choice of geography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geography Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geography degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in geography. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 geography students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in geography needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. UW - Eau Claire is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Eau Claire. This university ranks 13th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 33 geography students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. This university ranks 8th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 22 geography students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of geography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geography School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
