2025 Best Geography Schools in Florida

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 reviewed 2 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of geography. Combined, these schools handed out 182 degrees in geography to qualified students.

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

• Best Overall Geography Schools List

Pick Your Geography 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 Florida. 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 Florida

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 Florida Schools in Geography

1

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Geography Degrees Awarded

48.4% Growth in Graduates

Florida State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a degree in geography from Florida State University

2

University of South Florida - Main Campus
Tampa, FL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in geography. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in geography from University of South Florida - Main Campus

Best Geography Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	710	152
Georgia	690	71
Virginia	630	175
Tennessee	624	29
South Carolina	530	28
Kentucky	518	50
Mississippi	501	14
Alabama	500	74
Louisiana	489	22
Arkansas	466	17
West Virginia	410	49

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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	73
Other Geography	6

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur.

More about our data sources and methodologies.