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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,240 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 10 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Full UCLA Geography Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Geography Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 11 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read full report on Geography at UCSB

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 4 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Geography Report

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geography at SDSU

#7 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Manoa Geography Report

#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UO also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Oregon Geography Report

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 2 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State University 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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