2022 Best Value Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in Idaho

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 in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Idaho, there were 26 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Geography (Income $48-$75k) in Idaho

#1

College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$7,534 Average Net Price

$32,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Schools in Idaho” list. It costs about $7,534 for idaho geography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend College of Western Idaho.

Read full report on Geography at CWI

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$13,528 Average Net Price

$37,019 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 24 ’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Schools in Idaho” list. It costs about $13,528 for idaho geography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Idaho.

Full U of I Geography Report

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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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