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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geography Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 208 degrees in geography annually.
Your choice of geography school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Geography School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Any student who is interested in geography has to take a look at Villanova University. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were about 16 geography students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. Located in the distant town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 37th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 11 geography students who graduated with this degree at SRU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Millersville University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. Millersville is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Millersville. This university ranks 53rd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 10 geography students who graduated with this degree at Millersville in the most recent data year.
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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