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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s

11 Ranked Colleges
293 Degrees Awarded
$38,079 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 8,526 people earned their degree in geography and cartography, making the major the 110th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,604 and had an average of $22,522 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 562 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,367 and $22,395 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 293 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography and cartography programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 11 Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 55 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Christian University supports 11,379 students, and 520 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 405 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. On top of their other funding sources, 343 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Christian University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 3,565 of the 34,742 students enrolled at The University of Texas at San Antonio were GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,038 of the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT were GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNT does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 12,620 students enrolled at Stephen F Austin State University, 427 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,500. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SHSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2020-2021.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, UT Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Geography for a Bachelor’s list. UH Clear Lake is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Houston - Clear Lake supports 9,053 students, and 465 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 292 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,337. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston - Clear Lake does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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