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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 199 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than 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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The geography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree geography students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read more about Geography at George Mason University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geography at Virginia Tech

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