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.
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Geography among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN | 32
(7.1%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO | 57
(4.9%) |  |  | |
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| | Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA | 45
(3.3%) |  |  | |
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| | Concord University
Athens, WV | 13
(3.3%) | | | |
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| | Clark University
Worcester, MA | 14
(2.9%) | | | |
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| | Colgate University
Hamilton, NY | 19
(2.8%) |  |  | |
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| | Emory and Henry College
Emory, VA | 5
(2.8%) | | | |
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| | University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK | 12
(2.6%) | | | |
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| | University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI | 13
(2.5%) | | | |
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| | Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY | 14
(2.3%) | | | |
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