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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
305 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 305 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree geography students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Geography (With Aid)

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CNM is $3,429 for Associate Degree Geography students with aid.

Read more about Geography at CNM

#2

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Canyons landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s geography students in 2019-2020.

College of the Canyons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend College of the Canyons is $4,088 for Associate Degree Geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography at College of the Canyons

#3

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Ventura, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Ventura College also made our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Ventura College is $1,514 for Associate Degree Geography students with aid.

Full Ventura College Geography Report

#4

Palomar College

San Marcos, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Palomar College landed the #4 spot on the list. Palomar College is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree geography students with aid list, Palomar College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Palomar College is $3,673 for associate degree geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography at Palomar College

#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. East Los Angeles College is a large school located in Monterey Park, California that handed out 7 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

East Los Angeles College also made our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend East Los Angeles College is $9,570 for Associate Degree Geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography at East Los Angeles College

#6

American River College

Sacramento, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, American River College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. American River College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree geography students with aid list, American River has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American River is $4,816 for associate degree geography students with aid.

Read more about Geography at American River College

#8 in overall quality

College of Western Idaho landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. College of Western Idaho is a fairly large school located in Nampa, Idaho that handed out 2 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CWI is $6,711 for Associate Degree Geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography at CWI

#8

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, California
#7 in overall quality

Mt. San Jacinto College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. San Jacinto, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geography degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

MSJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. San Jacinto College is $5,466 for Associate Degree Geography students with aid.

Read full report on Geography at MSJC

#9

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, California
#9 in overall quality

Crafton Hills College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geography Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. CHC is a medium-sized school located in Yucaipa, California that handed out 1 associates’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree geography students with aid list, CHC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,325 for associate degree geography students with aid per year to attend Crafton Hills College.

Read more about Geography at CHC

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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