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2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor's in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 8,936 people earned their degree in geography and cartography, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 132 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,400 and $24,186 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,191 and $26,651 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and cartography 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 and cartography program at the school. 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 for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,925 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNA.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at UNA

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $19,322 for alabama bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The University of Alabama.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UA Geography & Cartography Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 12 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $18,394 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn Geography & Cartography Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Alabama. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large public school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 10 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The estimated yearly cost for USA is $11,641 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree Geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Geography & Cartography at USA

#5

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

TROY also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $14,062 for alabama bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend TROY.

Full TROY Geography & Cartography Report

#6

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Samford University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $21,953 for alabama bachelor’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Samford University

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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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