2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geography & Cartography is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Oregon, there were 255 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,850 and $26,795 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography and cartography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in Oregon

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at UO

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Making $0-$30k. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geography degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geography & Cartography at Oregon State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k)

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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