2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Washington, there were 267 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,380 and $19,509 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography and cartography programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geography and cartography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree geography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Geography & Cartography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Seattle Geography & Cartography Report

• 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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