2025 Best Geography Schools in Maryland

A degree in geography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #159 out of 1506 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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Geography Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 87 degrees in geography to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Geography Schools List

Pick Your Geography Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Geography in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geography degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Geography

1

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Geography Degrees Awarded

39.4% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in geography. Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a degree in geography from Towson University

2

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Salisbury University if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury.More information about a degree in geography from Salisbury University

Best Geography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Geography Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	205
Pennsylvania	978	150
New Jersey	614	53
District of Columbia	441	35
Delaware	345	8

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Geography Related Rankings by Major

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	111
Other Geography	4

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.