2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Alabama, there were 86 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in Alabama

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 14 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at The University of Alabama

#2

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k)

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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