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 looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geography Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 64 degrees in geography to qualified students.
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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geography Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 geography students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Louisville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville. This university ranks 2nd out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 22 geography students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Kentucky University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in geography. WKU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 23 geography students who graduated with this degree at WKU 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.
