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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 fairly 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.

The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very 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.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.

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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 large 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. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very 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.

About 0.8% of JMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,740 students take at least one class online at JMU. There are roughly 2,328 part time students in attendance at JMU.

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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 school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 of UMCP students 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 very 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. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. There are roughly 13,655 part time students in attendance at UMN Twin Cities.

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Our rankings recognize Binghamton University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the 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. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. About 1,855 of the students at Binghamton University are attending part time.

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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.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 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.

Full Geography & Cartography at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college 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.

About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at University of California - Santa Barbara

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Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the 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.

About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 37,856 students at ASU - Tempe that take at least one class online. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.

Full Geography & Cartography at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

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