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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geography Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91 degrees in geography annually.
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. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geography. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 36 geography students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Park University if you want to pursue a degree in geography. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 37 geography students who graduated with this degree at Park University in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in geography needs to take a look at Northwest Missouri State University. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 4 geography students who graduated with this degree at Northwest 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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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. 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.
