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2021 Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional Students

58 Colleges
4,014 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,565 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional StudentsIn <nil>, 4,014 people earned their bachelor's in geography & cartography, making the major the #86 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Geography & Cartography Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 58 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography & cartography programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography & cartography program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying geography.

Top 10 Best Geography & Cartography Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional geography & cartography students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography rankings.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. 9,943 students are part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography ranking.

About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of California - Los Angeles Report

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rowan University. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. 3,878 of Rowan students are attending part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Rowan University

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a fairly large student population. JMU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. About 2,328 of the students at JMU are attending part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at James Madison University

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University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography rankings.

The student loan default rate at UMCP is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. About 4,841 of the students at UMCP are attending part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Maryland - College Park Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best geography & cartography schools for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography list.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Binghamton University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography ranking.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,472 students at Binghamton University that take at least one class online. 1,855 of Binghamton University students are attending part time.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Binghamton University

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography list.

About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,705 part time students in attendance at UW Seattle.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. ASU - Tempe also made our Best Colleges for Geography & Cartography list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 students are part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

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