2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Illinois

A master's degree in geography and cartography is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #98 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 master's degrees in geography and cartography during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in geography matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for geography and cartography, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geography and cartography.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geography & Cartography in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geography and cartography.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geography and cartography. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geography and cartography in Illinois.

There were approximately 14 geography and cartography individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geography and cartography. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in geography and cartography in Illinois.

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

More information about a master’s in geography and cartography from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Eastern Illinois University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geography and cartography. EIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Charleston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in geography and cartography in Illinois.

There were roughly 6 geography and cartography individuals who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in geography and cartography from Eastern Illinois University

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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Western Illinois University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geography and cartography. WIU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Macomb. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in geography and cartography in Illinois.

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

More information about a master’s in geography and cartography from Western Illinois University

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in geography and cartography in Illinois.

There were approximately 4 geography and cartography individuals who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Chicago State University
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

CSU is a small public university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for master's degrees in geography and cartography in Illinois.

There were roughly 2 geography and cartography students who graduated with this degree at CSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in geography and cartography from Chicago State University

7

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in geography and cartography from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in geography and cartography from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geography & Cartography Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	31
Ohio	195	39
Indiana	181	8
Wisconsin	166	53

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geography

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

Geography Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geographic Information Science	25
Geography	13

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	256
General Social Sciences	235
Political Science & Government	96
International Relations & National Security	89
Sociology	71
Anthropology	27
Criminology	7
Urban Studies	6
Archeology	2
Other Social Sciences	2

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.