Geography

A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography, regional science, cartographic methods, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and applications to areas such as land-use planning, development studies, and analyses of specific countries, regions, and resources.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 295 institutions across the United States, with a total of 11472 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

246

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

192

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,596

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

148

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

409

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

151

degrees awarded

Other Awards

7,730

awards given

Top Schools for Geography

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	304
2	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	225
3	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	216
4	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	192
5	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	183
6	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	171
7	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	171
8	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	166
9	University of Georgia Athens, GA	159
10	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	156
11	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	153
12	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	153
13	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	147
14	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	144
15	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	138
16	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	129
17	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	126
18	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	123
19	University of North Texas Denton, TX	123
20	George Washington University Washington, DC	120
21	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	117
22	University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	117
23	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	114
24	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	112
25	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	111
26	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	108
27	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	102
28	Park University Parkville, MO	99
29	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	96
30	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	93
31	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	93
32	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	90
33	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	90
34	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	90
35	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	90
36	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	87
37	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	87
38	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	87
39	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	86
40	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	85
41	United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO	84
42	University of Denver Denver, CO	81
43	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	79
44	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	78
45	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	78
46	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	78
47	Towson University Towson, MD	78
48	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	75
49	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	75
50	Marshall University Huntington, WV	72
51	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	72
52	Portland State University Portland, OR	69
53	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	69
54	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	69
55	Illinois State University Normal, IL	69
56	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	69
57	United States Military Academy West Point, NY	66
58	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	66
59	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	63
60	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	63
61	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	63
62	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	57
63	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	57
64	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE	54
65	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	54
66	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	54
67	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	54
68	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	51
69	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	51
70	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	51
71	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	51
72	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	51
73	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	51
74	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	50
75	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	48
76	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	48
77	Ball State University Muncie, IN	48
78	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA	48
79	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	48
80	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	48
81	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	48
82	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	45
83	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	45
84	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	44
85	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	42
86	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	42
87	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	42
88	University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI	42
89	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT	42
90	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	42
91	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	42
92	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI	42
93	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	41
94	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	39
95	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	39
96	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	39
97	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	39
98	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	39
99	Salem State University Salem, MA	39
100	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	36