2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 55 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$25,774 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geography Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Other Geography Report

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

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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