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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

5 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 North Carolina, there were 238 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geography program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality
$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boone, North Carolina 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.

Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality
$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at UNC Greensboro

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality
$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality
$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees to qualified students.

ECU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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