{"id":246,"date":"2015-02-06T09:51:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T14:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography-dev\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2025-03-07T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T18:57:12","slug":"online-geography-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/degrees\/online-geography-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Geography Degree (BA\/BS) at Marshall &#8211; Enroll Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/files\/gismapping-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Online Geography Degree\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"  hspace=\"10\" \/><\/a>Find your place in this world with an online geography degree! You can finish your bachelor&#8217;s degree in geography 100% online at Marshall University!\u00a0 Transfer credits that you&#8217;ve already earned at other schools.\u00a0 Learn from anywhere, on your schedule. With online courses, you never need to come to campus. You can work from the comfort of your home. Our degrees are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Marshall University accepts transfer credits from accredited institutions of higher education. You&#8217;ll not find a more affordable, fully accredited program anywhere!\u00a0 We are ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatvaluecolleges.net\/rankings\/online-bachelors-geography\/\">#1 Most Affordable Bachelor\u2019s in Geography Online for 2019 by Great Value Colleges website<\/a>. Ranked among <a href=\"https:\/\/GISDegree.org\">GISDegree.org<\/a>\u2019s top 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gisdegree.org\/online\/bachelors\/\">online bachelor\u2019s programs in GIS<\/a>, Marshall University is the most affordable top-ranked school.<\/p>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<strong>Quick facts:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Total credit hours: 120 (transfer up to 72 credits)<\/li>\n<li>Total Geography credit hours: 39-45<\/li>\n<li>Start dates: January, May, August<\/li>\n<li>Affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/bursar\/tuition-payment\/tuitionhousing-rates\/\">tuition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<strong>Degree options:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor of Arts<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Science\n<ul>\n<li>GIScience 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