2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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

Across Florida, there were 198 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,589 and $45,697 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and 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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of South Florida - Main Campus

Tampa, Florida

$21,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geography at USF Tampa

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Read full report on Geography at Florida State University

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