<p>When I look at the rankings of geography majors of schools, the lists are always mostly public universites. I'm not interested in going out of state for a public university (except Berkeley). </p>
<p>I was wondering which private universities have good Geography majors. It seems like a somewhat snubbed major.</p>
<p>Clark University, though not a household name, is very prominent in geography. From [Wikipedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_University]Wikipedia[/url]:”>Clark University - Wikipedia):</a>
The “Fifth-Year Free” program guarantees a tuition-free fifth year of study, leading to the MA degree, for undergraduates who maintain a B+ average. Not a bad deal.</p>
<p>In general, geography has become more fashionable and less snubbed since the advent of GIS and GPS technologies.</p>
<p>Wonderful department of Geography and Meteorology at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana.</p>
<p>My favorite professor in college got his graduate degree from Clark. It was in geography.</p>
<p>Dartmouth (the only Ivy) …Middlebury</p>
<p>in the environmental consulting business & have been recruiting undergrads (especially from selective privates, including LACs) w/ various majors/concentrations, including Geography. Frankly, there aren’t that many Geography programs out there, but the one I like best is Colgate’s. Strong dept & faculty, in both physical geography & human geography. Students can get involved in faculty research, and the students I’ve met and/or hired are technically good & well rounded. I understand that Colgate’s Geography major has become very popular as a major selection, having increased its number of majors/class considerably in the last few years. On Middlebury, although I have recruited Midd science & env studies majors, I have yet to recruit a Geography major…program looks good though.</p>