2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $30-$48k)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 362 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 760th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in geography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other geography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#3 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Other Geography Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

$13,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Geography Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNA are $13,860, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Geography at UNA

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #3 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Geography Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Read full report on Other Geography at Temple University

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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