2025 Best Geography Schools in North Carolina
5
Colleges in North Carolina
255
Geography Degrees Awarded
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for geography students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 255 degrees in geography annually.
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Choosing a Great Geography School
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.
Pick Your Geography Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geography Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Geography in North Carolina
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 North Carolina Schools in Geography
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NC
Any student who is interested in geography has to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in geography from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
51
Geography Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in geography has to look into University of North Carolina at Charlotte. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 51 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in geography from University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NC
44
Geography Degrees Awarded
Appalachian State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. Appalachian State is a fairly large public university located in the town of Boone. This university ranks 11th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 44 geography students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in geography from Appalachian State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geography. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 19 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in geography from University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 geography students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in geography from East Carolina University
