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2025 Best Geography Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
254 Geography Degrees Awarded
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 5 schools in Texas 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 254 degrees in geography annually.

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Choosing a Great Geography School

Best Geography Schools in Texas The geography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geography rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geography schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Geography Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Geography
Master's Degrees in Geography
Doctor's Degrees in Geography

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 Texas list to help you make the college decision. 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 Texas

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 Texas Schools in Geography

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 geography students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in geography from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
50 Geography Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Austin is a great option for students pursuing a degree in geography. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 geography students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in geography from The University of Texas at Austin

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Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
44 Geography Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in geography has to look into Texas State University. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 44 geography students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in geography from Texas State University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
51 Geography Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in geography has to look into University of North Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 51 geography students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in geography from University of North Texas

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 28 geography students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in geography from The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best Geography Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 160
Oklahoma 565 30
New Mexico 416 40

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One of 2 majors within the Geography & Cartography area of study, Geography has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science 273

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