2025 Best Geography Schools in New Jersey

Geography is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #159 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Jersey 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 46 degrees in geography annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Geography Schools List

Geography Rankings by Degree Level

The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geography Schools in New Jersey. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Geography in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of geography degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Geography

1

Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Rowan University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in geography. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in geography from Rowan University

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in geography needs to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a degree in geography from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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
Maryland	618	71
District of Columbia	441	35
Delaware	345	8

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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	24

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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.