2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Kentucky (With Aid)

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Geography is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kentucky, there were 73 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 9 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Full University of Kentucky Geography Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #3 spot on the list. UofL is a large school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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