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Ranking of Geography Graduate Schools

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Your Ranking of Geography PhD Programs

Programs 1–30
RankProgramSurvey Quality
1-1Boston University Geography1-1
2-5University of California-Santa Barbara Geography2-5
2-6University of Colorado at Boulder Geography2-6
2-6University of Maryland-College Park Geography2-6
3-8University of California-Los Angeles Geography3-8
3-9University of Wisconsin-Madison Geography3-9
5-15Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Geography5-15
6-16Arizona State University Geography6-16
5-18University of Oregon Geography5-18
7-18Clark University Geography7-18
7-20University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Geography7-19
8-21University of Arizona Geography8-21
8-22University of South Carolina-Columbia Geography8-22
9-25Ohio State University-Main Campus Geography9-24
10-25University of California-Berkeley Geography10-25
RankProgramSurvey Quality
9-29University of Kentucky Geography9-28
9-33University of Idaho Geography9-32
11-29University of Southern California Geography11-28
11-26University of Washington-Seattle Campus Geography11-26
12-32University of California-Davis Geography12-31
14-31University of Georgia Geography14-30
13-34Indiana University-Bloomington Geography13-33
11-36Oregon State University Geography11-35
15-32University at Buffalo Geography15-31
16-34Syracuse University Geography16-33
16-40Texas A & M University Geography16-40
18-38San Diego State University Geography (joint program)18-38
18-38University of California-Santa Barbara Geography (joint program)18-38
20-39University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geography20-38
19-42Kansas State University Geography19-41

Item Descriptions

Rank
This program's rank based on your priorities.
NRC survey-based quality measure (Survey Quality)
The NRC's measurements of overall program quality are based on 20 key variables (19 in the humanities) such as GRE scores, student support and faculty publications. To calculate the survey-based quality measure, evaluators in each field identified the variables that they considered to be the most important indicators of program quality. Learn more. Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (Source: NRC, 2010)

Data Sources

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IPEDS is an annual, comprehensive set of surveys of all colleges and universities in the United States. The surveys are conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics.   Learn more
National Research Council
The National Research Council conducts periodic assessments of doctoral programs in the United States. Our data comes from the most recent assessment in 2010.   Learn more
Survey of Earned Doctorates
The NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates is an annual survey of all new recipients of doctorates from US universities at graduation. The average of the response rates for the 2000–2004 surveys was 92%.   Learn more
Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering
The Survey is an annual assessment of the number and characteristics of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in science, engineering, and health-related fields It is conducted by the National Science Foundation.   Learn more
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