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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across Arizona, there were 174 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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