2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Washington

A bachelor's degree in geography and cartography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 338 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 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for geography and cartography students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 186 bachelor's degrees in geography and cartography to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Geography & Cartography School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in geography matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Washington ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality geography and cartography program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Geography & Cartography Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for geography and cartography.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geography & Cartography in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geography and cartography.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geography Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

134 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in geography and cartography. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geography and cartography in Washington.

There were roughly 134 geography and cartography students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduating, geography bachelor's recipients usually earn about $32,800 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in geography and cartography from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

$32,900 Median Salary

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Central Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in geography and cartography. CWU is a large public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geography and cartography in Washington.

There were roughly 25 geography and cartography individuals who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the geography program report average early career earnings of $32,900.

More information about a bachelor’s in geography and cartography from Central Washington University

3

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

$24,000 Median Salary

Western Washington University is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in geography and cartography. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geography and cartography in Washington.

There were roughly 21 geography and cartography individuals who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the geography program make an average of $24,000 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in geography and cartography from Western Washington University

4

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

Eastern Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in geography and cartography. EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geography and cartography in Washington.

There were roughly 6 geography and cartography students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in geography and cartography from Eastern Washington University

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	615
Oregon	178	93
Nevada	117	16
Hawaii	115	26
Alaska	79	2

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Geography & Cartography Related Rankings by Major

Geography & Cartography is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Geography Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Geography	174
Other Geography	10
Geographic Information Science	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Geography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	954
Economics	680
Sociology	576
General Social Sciences	574
Anthropology	194
Criminology	122
Other Social Sciences	60
International Relations & National Security	48
Urban Studies	31
Archeology	28

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Couleur. More about our data sources and methodologies.