2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geography is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Wisconsin, there were 221 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 11 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Madison Geography Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Making $0-$30k list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

Full UWM Geography Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k)

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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