2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina 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 a Master’s in North Carolina 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.

Across North Carolina, there were 238 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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 North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Geography Report

#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$21,439 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439.

Read more about Geography at Appalachian State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055.

Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Geography Report

#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ECU 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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