by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 8,281 people earned their degree in geography & cartography, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States. In , geography & cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $39,673 and had an average of $22,654 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 373 geography & cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,117 and $22,644 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 geography & cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in geography & cartography. That schools that top this list have a program in geography & cartography in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree geography students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in New Gloucester, Maine, and it awarded 14 masters’s geography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region list. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 24 masters’s geography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 14 masters’s geography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Central Connecticut State University is a public institution located in New Britain, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 1 masters’s geography degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at University of Connecticut
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geography Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Geography & Cartography at Boston University
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