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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $48-$75k)

8 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geography (Income $48-$75k)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCLA is $13,081 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Other Geography Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geography degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k list, BYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $12,466 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Other Geography at BYU

#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech University is $13,016 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Other Geography at Louisiana Tech

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 10 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also made our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,744 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Central Washington University Other Geography Report

#5

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, Arkansas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas Tech University is $11,663 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full ATU Other Geography Report

#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

Buffalo State came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $16,464 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Buffalo State Other Geography Report

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k list, Oregon State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State University is $20,346 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Other Geography at Oregon State University

#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Temple University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Other Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $21,743 for bachelor’s degree other geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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